Patent ID: 9119698
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A prosthesis for reducing the incidence of herniation in a patient who has not had a hernia at an incision or other opening in connective tissue through which access has been made to treat an anatomical area spaced from such connective tissue incision or other opening, the incision or other opening in the connective tissue having a length, a width and a depth, wherein the length and the depth define a first and a second edge, said prosthesis comprising: a first biocompatible, implantable sheet that is integratable with the connective tissue, said first sheet having a length and a height, said length of said first sheet corresponding to a length of the incision or opening in the connective tissue, and said height of said first sheet corresponding to the depth of the incision or opening in the connective tissue; a second biocompatible, implantable sheet that is integratable with the connective tissue, said second sheet having a length and a width, said length of said second sheet corresponding to a length of the incision or opening, and said width of said second sheet sufficient to overlap the width of the incision or other opening by a few millimeters per side; wherein said second sheet extends substantially perpendicularly to said first sheet; wherein the first and second sheets have large pores that allow fibroblasts and collagenous fibers to proliferate and completely engulf the prosthesis, and stimulate scarring.