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US 2011/0238094 A1Published application
Hernia Patch
OwnerJonathan D. Thomas, Joseph Hotter +1inventors
InventorsJonathan D. Thomas, Joseph Hotter, Joshua Stopek
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Abstract
Surgical implants which include a biocompatible substrate and at least one grip member capable of transitioning between a first non-gripping configuration and a second gripping configuration.
Claims27
A surgical implant comprising:
- a biocompatible substrate;
- and
- at least one grip member capable of transitioning between a first non-gripping configuration and a second gripping configuration.
A method of making a surgical implant, the method comprising:
- conditioning at least one grip member to transition between a first, non-gripping configuration and a second, gripping configuration;
- and
- incorporating the at least one grip member into a biocompatible substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.