Patent ID: 8657853
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical incision closure device for approximating an incision in a patient, comprising: a first element adapted for positioning on a first side of said incision, and a second element adapted for positioning on a second side of said incision, wherein said first and second elements are not physically coupled to one another; wherein the first element is substantially flat and includes a first longitudinal portion having first and second opposing edges extending along a length thereof and third and fourth opposing edges extending along a width thereof, said first element extending in a longitudinal direction, and adapted to be substantially aligned with a length of said incision and positioned on a surface of a skin of said patient on a first side of the incision, and at least first and second arm portions each having a length and a width and extending substantially perpendicularly outward from the first edge of the first portion and spaced apart from one another, and at least distal ends thereof adapted to be implanted beneath the skin of the patient on an opposite side of the incision from the first longitudinal portion; wherein the second element is substantially flat and includes a second longitudinal portion having first and second opposing edges extending along a length thereof and third and fourth opposing edges extending along a width thereof, said second element extending in said longitudinal direction, and adapted to be substantially aligned with the length of the incision and positioned on the surface of the skin of the patient on said opposite side of the incision, and at least third and fourth arm portions each having a length and a width extending substantially perpendicularly outward from said first edge of the second portion and spaced apart from one another, and at least distal ends thereof adapted to be implanted beneath the skin of the patient on the first side of the incision; and wherein at least a portion of the first, second, third and fourth arms of the first and second elements further comprises a layer of an absorbable material adapted to promote subcuticular tissue ingrowth therein adjacent at least one side thereof; and wherein the first and second elements are comprised of a biocompatible mesh.