Patent ID: 8231624

Claim:
A surgical implant device comprising: a plurality of elongate wire members having first and second ends, said members spaced generally parallel to each other to form adjacent rows; a first anchor plate attaching the first ends of said elongate wire members; a second anchor plate attaching the second ends of said elongate wire members; a plurality of generally uniformly shaped arcuate members threaded on each of the plurality of elongate wire members, wherein a first arcuate member has a top end and a bottom end, and has a first elongate wire member threaded therethough, and a second arcuate member has a top end and a bottom end and has a second elongate wire member threaded therethrough, said bottom end of said first arcuate member being in contact with said top end of said second arcuate member, wherein said plurality of elongate wire members and plurality of generally uniformly shaped arcuate members form a malleable mesh-like surface structure that permits liquids to flow therethrough, said plurality of elongate wire members being spaced parallel to each other and extending from and affixed to said first anchor plate and second anchor plate, said plurality of generally uniformly shaped arcuate members being freely rotatable about said wires, and being in a stacked arrangement that resists compression forces in a first orientation and provides flexibility in an a second orientation that is 90° from said first orientation.