Patent ID: 7828854

Claim:
An implantable prosthesis for repairing or reinforcing a tissue or muscle wall defect, comprising: a first biocompatible structure having a central portion sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the tissue or muscle wall defect and having a top side, a bottom side, and first and second extension portions extending laterally outward from opposite sides of the central portion; a reinforcement element positioned adjacent the top side of the first structure and having a top side, a bottom side, and an outer circumferential edge the reinforcement element having a plurality of openings therethrough, wherein the reinforcement element is at least partially flexible and collapsible; and a second biocompatible structure having a top side and a bottom side and at least one opening therethrough, the at least one opening being substantially centrally located; wherein the first and second extension portions of the first structure extend about the outer circumferential edge of the reinforcement element and then inwardly along the top side of the reinforcement element between the reinforcement element and the second structure, to a central portion of the reinforcement element, and then outwardly from the central portion through the at least one opening in the second structure and beyond the top side of the second structure, the first and second structures being secured to one another at least about a peripheral edge of the prosthesis.