Implantable mesh prosthesis and method for repairing muscle or tissue wall defects

An implantable prosthesis including a conical mesh plug having a pleated surface which conforms to the contours of the defect being repaired. Mesh filler material positioned in the plug stiffens the implant when it is compressed within the defect.

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Hauptverfasser:	RUTKOW, IRA M, ROBBINS, ALAN W
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An implantable prosthesis including a conical mesh plug having a pleated surface which conforms to the contours of the defect being repaired. Mesh filler material positioned in the plug stiffens the implant when it is compressed within the defect.