CPC A61F 2/0063 (2013.01) [A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. An implantable prosthesis for repairing a direct or indirect inguinal hernial defect comprising:
a piece of biocompatible material having a preformed three-dimensional shape and defined by an outer edge, the piece having a lateral side and an opposite medial side extending along a medial-lateral axis and a superior side and an opposite inferior side extending along a superior-inferior axis, and the outer edge including a convex lateral outer edge, a medial outer edge, a superior outer edge configured to widen the piece in a medial direction, and an inferior outer edge including one or more concave portions, the piece including:
an upper portion including a spherical cap extending between the superior outer edge and an interior edge extending from the lateral side to the medial side, the interior edge including first and second bifurcated portions on a medial end thereof,
a lower portion extending between the interior edge and the inferior outer edge, the lower portion forming a wavy-shaped wall, and
a crease portion on the medial side, the crease portion defined between the first and second bifurcated end portions on the medial end thereof.
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