Patent ID: 8753360

Claim:
A surgical mesh comprising: a patch including a first layer and a second layer; a plurality of nesting lugs interposed between the first and second layers; and a wire interconnecting the plurality of nesting lugs, wherein the plurality of nesting lugs is associated with the patch such that the surgical mesh is movable between a flexible state when there is no tension in the wire and a substantially rigid state when tension is applied to the wire, the plurality of nesting lugs defining at least one contiguous planar surface in the substantially rigid state, each lug including a body portion and a neck portion extending from the body portion, the body portion defining a through hole dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the neck portion of an adjacent lug, wherein the through hole and the neck portion of the adjacent lug are configured to inhibit relative rotation when the neck portion of the adjacent lug is disposed in the through hole.