Patent ID: 8617188

Claim:
A surgical placement device for placing a surgical mesh structure, comprising: a positioning element; at least one self-straightening element mounted on said positioning element and includes at least one arm, said at least one arm is removably attached to a surgical mesh structure which is rolled with the at least one self-straightening element in a collapsed state within, wherein the at least one self-straightening element is adapted to self-straighten so as to spread and deploy the surgical mesh while being fully inserted in the subject; and at least one holding element adapted for preventing the self straightening of the at least one self-straightening element, wherein neutralization of the at least one holding element releases a force in the at least one self-straightening element in the collapsed state; and wherein said at least one holding element is operative for maintaining said rolled surgical mesh structure rolled with the at least one self-straightening element in said collapsed state within before activated and to allow deployment of said rolled surgical mesh structure when activated.