Abdominal wall reinforcement for the treatment of inguinal hernias by an anterior route
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1. An abdominal wall reinforcement for the treatment of inguinal hernias by an anterior route, consisting of a reinforcement piece (2) and of a flap (3) connected to this reinforcement piece (2);
- the reinforcement piece (2) is made of an openworked prosthetic knit consisting at least partially of multifilament yarns and has a slit (5) for its engagement around the spermatic cord;
the flap (3) is able to be folded over the slit (5);
said reinforcement being distinguished in that the flap (3) is shaped in the form of a sector of a circular annulus and is connected via one of its radial edges to one of the edges of the reinforcement piece (2) which delimits the slit (5), the shape of the flap (3) being such that the flap (3), when folded over said slit (5), is inscribed on the medial half of the reinforcement piece (2), without protruding beyond the edge thereof.
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Abstract
This reinforcement consists of a reinforcement piece (2) and of a flap (3) connected to this reinforcement piece (2); the reinforcement piece (2) is made of a prosthetic knit and has a slit (5) for its engagement around the spermatic cord; the flap (3) is able to be folded over the slit (5).
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1. An abdominal wall reinforcement for the treatment of inguinal hernias by an anterior route, consisting of a reinforcement piece (2) and of a flap (3) connected to this reinforcement piece (2);
- the reinforcement piece (2) is made of an openworked prosthetic knit consisting at least partially of multifilament yarns and has a slit (5) for its engagement around the spermatic cord;
the flap (3) is able to be folded over the slit (5);said reinforcement being distinguished in that the flap (3) is shaped in the form of a sector of a circular annulus and is connected via one of its radial edges to one of the edges of the reinforcement piece (2) which delimits the slit (5), the shape of the flap (3) being such that the flap (3), when folded over said slit (5), is inscribed on the medial half of the reinforcement piece (2), without protruding beyond the edge thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the reinforcement piece (2) is made of an openworked prosthetic knit consisting at least partially of multifilament yarns and has a slit (5) for its engagement around the spermatic cord;
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