US 12,138,148 B2
Implantable prosthesis
Augustus Felix, Cranston, RI (US); Talia D'Ambruoso, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Cuixiang Qu Spinney, North Attleboro, MA (US); and Korel Cudmore, Acushnet, MA (US)
Assigned to Davol Inc., Warwick, RI (US)
Filed by Davol Inc., Warwick, RI (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/862,119.
Application 17/862,119 is a continuation of application No. 16/907,100, filed on Jun. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,413,129.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409356 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0063 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0089 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implantable prosthesis for repairing an inguinal hernia, the prosthesis comprising:
a body of biologically compatible prosthetic material having a preformed three-dimensional contoured shape that independently assumes a curved shape configured to conform to the inguinal wall, the body being surrounded by an outer peripheral edge and including an apex relative to the outer peripheral edge, the body including a depression configured to receive external iliac vessels, the depression extending in a first direction from the apex toward the outer peripheral edge; and
a first visual indicia attached to the body and extending in the first direction along at least a portion of the depression between the apex and the outer peripheral edge.