Patent ID: 8684908
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical implant comprising: a biocompatible mesh having first and second ends, and a length greater than a width; and a centering device including a solid, centering element having opposing first and second surfaces sized and shaped to accommodate a finger or thumb of a user to enable said user to grasp said centering element, and a peripheral outer edge extending therebetween, the centering device further including a filamentary element having first and second ends each fixedly secured to a respective portion of said peripheral edge of the centering element so as to form a loop therebetween and so as to not allow relative movement between the filamentary element and the centering element, wherein the filamentary element of the centering device is woven through the mesh only at a midpoint along the length of the mesh and in a direction perpendicular to the length of the mesh.