PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A HERNIA DEFECT

摘要

A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect includes a patch body, a hoisting frame (24) releasably attachable to the patch body, and a tether (32) attached to the hoisting frame and having a free end extendable through the thickness of the patch body and accessible from the side of the patch body opposite to the side where the hoisting frame is releasably attached. The patch body and/or the hoisting frame includes a self-expanding support member (46). The hoisting frame includes a frame body and a translation component (26) for directing pulling forces on the tether to the frame body.