Patent ID: 8679152
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical mesh maker applicator for applying an in situ forming material to subdermal tissue, comprising: a handle; an outer tube defining a longitudinal axis and operably coupled to the handle; an elongated slot extending parallel to the longitudinal axis along a distal portion of the outer tube; an inner tube movably disposed in the outer tube, the inner tube including a plurality of openings located on a surface thereof, the inner tube rotatable with respect to the outer tube about a common axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the outer tube; and an in situ forming material fluidly coupled to the inner tube, wherein movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube dispenses a quantity of the in situ forming material through the plurality of openings and the elongated slot wherein the in situ forming material is a curable material.