×

Suture holes on a flexible implant

  • US 9,327,132 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2014
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An implant unit, comprising:

  • an implantable carrier;

    at least one implantable component on the carrier;

    at least one suture hole extending through the carrier, the suture hole having a dimension substantially larger than a diameter of a suture needle; and

    a mesh material covering the suture hole and being configured to receive the suture needle therethrough,wherein the mesh material is encapsulated by a primary capsule comprising a material different than a material of the implantable carrier.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×