Implantable medical device for improved placement

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A - Human Necessities

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A61M 39/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2500169

A medical device (10) comprises a flexible member (30) that can be adhesively attached to a housing (11) of the medical device (10), allowing implantation of the medical device (10) into a body through an incision of reduced size. The flexible member (30) can be attached to the housing (11) either before or after implantation into the body. The flexible member (30) comprises suture locations (38), including a permeable membrane or a suture hole, for suturing the medical device (10) to tissue of the body. The suture holes can be filled with a substance penetrable by a suture needle, to minimize tissue ingrowth before or after suturing.

L'invention concerne un dispositif médical (10) comprenant un élément flexible (30) qui peut être attaché de manière adhésive à un logement (11) du dispositif médical (10), ce qui permet d'implanter le dispositif médical? ¿(10) dans un corps à travers une incision de taille réduite. Cet élément flexible (30) peut être attaché au logement (11) soit avant soit après l'implantation dans le corps. Ledit élément flexible (30) comporte des emplacements de suture (38), notamment, une membrane perméable ou un trou de suture permettant de suturer le dispositif médical (10) au tissu du corps. Les trous de suture peuvent être remplis avec une substance qu'une aiguille de suture peut pénétrer, afin de minimiser l'interposition tissulaire avant ou après la réalisation des sutures.

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