US 12,004,937 B1
Blunt dissector, delivery and deployment device for delivery and deployment of surgical mesh during soft tissue repairs
John W. Huelskamp, Barrington, IL (US)
Assigned to Sheridan Technologies LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by Sheridan Technologies LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/413,313.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/438,901, filed on Jan. 13, 2023.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0063 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for delivering a surgical mesh, the apparatus comprising:
a hollow outer tube having a distal end and a proximal end;
a distal housing mounted to the distal end of the hollow outer tube;
a hollow inner tube having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the hollow inner tube is slidably disposed within the hollow outer tube;
a central rod having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the central rod is slidably disposed within the hollow inner tube;
an actuation element mounted to the proximal end of the central rod; and
a surgical mesh carriage comprising a plurality of legs, wherein each of the plurality of legs comprises a first hinged end mounted to the distal end of the hollow inner tube and a second hinged end mounted to the distal end of the central rod;
wherein the distal housing comprises a proximal mount fixedly mounted to the distal end of the hollow outer tube and an atraumatic distal shroud comprising a cone-shaped tip having at least one expandable slot.