Meshes of variable construction
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an arm member coupled to the body portion, the arm member including an inner arm mesh portion and an outer arm mesh portion, the inner arm mesh portion being disposed between the outer arm mesh portion and the body portion, the inner arm mesh portion being located closer to the body portion than the outer arm mesh portion, the arm member having a width that is less than a width of the body portionthe inner arm mesh portion of the arm member having a first material having a first property, the outer arm mesh portion of the arm member having a second material with a second property different than the first property, the body portion including an inner body mesh portion and an outer body mesh portion, the inner body mesh portion being completely surrounded by the outer body mesh portion, the outer body mesh portion having a different property than the inner body mesh portion,wherein the first and second materials are selected from (a) materials that promote a tissue response, (b) materials having bioinert properties, (c) materials that block or delay tissue ingrowth, (d) materials that reduce tissue adhesions, (e) materials that reduce tissue erosion, (f) materials that promote bonding of a mesh to adjacent tissue, (g) biodegradable materials, and (h) materials that generate distinctive color from other portions.
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According to one aspect, the present invention provides a substantially two-dimensional surgical mesh comprising a base material, a first area having a first characteristic and a second area having a second characteristic that differs from the first characteristic. The surgical mesh may further comprise a third area having a third characteristic that may be the same as or different from the first and second characteristics, and so on.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a body portion; and an arm member coupled to the body portion, the arm member including an inner arm mesh portion and an outer arm mesh portion, the inner arm mesh portion being disposed between the outer arm mesh portion and the body portion, the inner arm mesh portion being located closer to the body portion than the outer arm mesh portion, the arm member having a width that is less than a width of the body portion the inner arm mesh portion of the arm member having a first material having a first property, the outer arm mesh portion of the arm member having a second material with a second property different than the first property, the body portion including an inner body mesh portion and an outer body mesh portion, the inner body mesh portion being completely surrounded by the outer body mesh portion, the outer body mesh portion having a different property than the inner body mesh portion, wherein the first and second materials are selected from (a) materials that promote a tissue response, (b) materials having bioinert properties, (c) materials that block or delay tissue ingrowth, (d) materials that reduce tissue adhesions, (e) materials that reduce tissue erosion, (f) materials that promote bonding of a mesh to adjacent tissue, (g) biodegradable materials, and (h) materials that generate distinctive color from other portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a body portion; and an arm member coupled to the body portion, the arm member including an inner arm mesh portion and an outer arm mesh portion, the arm member having a width that is less than a width of the body portion, the inner arm mesh portion being disposed between the outer arm mesh portion and the body portion, the inner arm mesh portion being located closer to the body portion than the outer arm mesh portion, the body portion having a first material, the inner arm mesh portion having a second material different than the first material, the outer arm mesh portion having a third material different than the first material, the first material having a first property, the second material having a second property different than the first property, the third material having a third property different than the first property, the body portion including an inner body mesh portion and an outer body mesh portion, the inner body mesh portion being completely surrounded by the outer body mesh portion, the outer body mesh portion having a different property than the inner body mesh portion, wherein the first, second, and third materials are selected from (a) materials that promote a tissue response, (b) materials having bioinert properties, (c) materials that block or delay tissue ingrowth, (d) materials that reduce tissue adhesions, (e) materials that reduce tissue erosion, (f) materials that promote bonding of a mesh to adjacent tissue, (g) biodegradable materials, and (h) materials that generate distinctive color from other portions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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