Patent ID: 9707069
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A medical device for use in a surgical procedure, the medical device comprising: a mesh or net having a two-dimensional grid having a plurality of openings of predetermined size and shape; a retaining device; and a suture having one end affixed to the net or mesh, an opposite free end, and a plurality of raised portions positioned between each of the ends, the plurality of raised portions having predetermined size and shape adapted to be received through one of the plurality of openings in the grid of the mesh or net and adapted to directly engage the mesh or net to adjustably retain the one of the plurality of raised portions in position, so that the suture is retained adjustably in relation to the mesh or net, and wherein the retaining device includes a cavity within the retaining device, and the cavity engages the one of the plurality of raised portions of the suture adjustably retaining the one of the plurality of raised portions of the suture within the cavity of the retaining device when the suture is used during a surgical procedure with the mesh or net.