Patent ID: 8623034
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A hernia repair implant comprising: a body having a base section, which includes an outer perimeter and a central portion positioned within said outer perimeter, and which is sized and shaped so as to be applied proximate a hole at a hernia site and remain in a substantially flat position so as to inhibit said base section from being pulled through the hole, and a securing member, including at least one appendage connected to said base section, for securing said base section in place at the hernia site, wherein said body includes a plurality of cuts extending from said outer perimeter into said body such that said at least one appendage has a portion extending into said base section, said body being made from a flexible material such that said at least one appendage is movable relative to said base section, and such that said at least one appendage can be affixed to a tissue remote from the hernia site, said body being constructed from a single, one-piece sheet such that said at least one appendage is connected to said base section seamlessly without any joint therebetween, said at least one appendage including a first appendage, which extends from a first point proximate a first side of said central portion and beyond said outer perimeter of said base section, and a second appendage, which extends from a second point proximate a second side of said central portion opposite said first side and beyond said outer perimeter of said base section, said flexible material extending across and throughout said central portion between said first point and said second point such that said central portion is formed entirely by said flexible material; and a reinforcing layer attached to said base section for maintaining the substantially flat position of said base section at the hernia site.