Patent ID: 11857403
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A segmented skirted surgical mesh for use in reconstructing a soft tissue defect, said segmented skirted surgical mesh comprising:
a base layer of surgical mesh, said base layer of surgical mesh comprising an outer edge; and
a segmented skirt of surgical mesh comprising an outer edge and an inner edge which defines a central opening, wherein said outer edge of said segmented skirt of surgical mesh folds over said outer edge of said base layer of surgical mesh and is secured to said base layer of surgical mesh, and further wherein said segmented skirt of surgical mesh comprises a plurality of breaks formed in said segmented skirt of surgical mesh, wherein said plurality of breaks extend outwardly from said inner edge of said segmented skirt of surgical mesh, whereby to form a plurality of flaps of surgical mesh in said segmented skirt of surgical mesh, such that at least one of said flaps of surgical mesh can be lifted away from said base layer of surgical mesh and secured to soft tissue without causing distortion of said base layer of surgical mesh.