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Hernia mesh patch with stiffener line segment

  • US 6,280,453 B1
  • Filed: 02/11/1999
  • Issued: 08/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tissue aperture repair patch for implanting within a patient, comprising:

  • at least one layer of inert synthetic mesh material sized and shaped to extend across and beyond a tissue aperture in a patient;

    a resilient support member adjacent a periphery of the layer and configured in an open loop to urge the layer into a planar configuration, said support member carried by the layer so as to remain implanted with the layer in the patient; and

    the layer of inert synthetic mesh material having a periphery extending beyond the support member that defines a border having a free outer edge to fill uneven voids in a patient'"'"'s tissue.

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