MUSCLE WALL DEFECT PROTHESIS AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A delivery device and implantable prosthesis for repairing a soft tissue defect such as an abdominal wall hernia. The delivery device includes a support body (4) that is nested between a first and second layer of the prosthesis. The support body includes a zone of weakness (3) to facilitate collapse of the nested delivery device and prosthesis. A handle extends from the support body. The support body is provided with a spine (12).