Patent ID: 9603698
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A mesh device for supporting one or a combination of a breast implant or breast tissue, when employed in reconstructive surgery comprising: a plurality of interlaced filaments forming a mesh structure, said mesh structure having surface area having a shape defined by a perimeter edge, and having a central section within said perimeter edge; said filaments having an exterior surface; means to prevent an unraveling of said interlaced filaments upon a cutting across said filaments in said central section; a series of concentric lines positioned on said mesh structure, said concentric lines running parallel to said perimeter edge of said mesh structure; said series of concentric lines defining a decreasing portion of said surface area of said mesh structure; and a trimming of said mesh structure along said concentric lines forming a cut edge surrounding said decreasing portion of said surface area which maintains said shape of said mesh structure originally defined by said perimeter edge.