Application of topical skin adhesive to surgical mesh

A system, comprising:

• (i) a surgical mesh including an upper side and a lower side, the upper side including a visual indicia pattern that extends longitudinally along the upper side, the lower side including a pressure sensitive adhesive configured to adhere to a section of skin of a patient that surrounds a wound;
• (ii) a topical skin adhesive configured to be applied to the upper side of the surgical mesh based on the visual indicia pattern, the topical skin adhesive being configured to cure within the surgical mesh to thereby form a liquid-resistant layer over the wound;
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• (iii) a spreader configured to spread the applied topical skin adhesive across the upper side prior to curing.

A method, comprising:

• (i) adhering a lower side of a surgical mesh to a section of skin of a patient such that the surgical mesh overlies a wound in the skin, wherein an upper side of the surgical mesh includes a visual indicia pattern that extends longitudinally along the upper side;
• (ii) applying a topical skin adhesive onto the upper side of the surgical mesh with an adhesive applicator by tracing the visual indicia pattern with a dispensing tip of the adhesive applicator;
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• (iii) spreading the applied topical skin adhesive across the upper side with a spreader, wherein the spread topical skin adhesive is configured to cure to thereby form a protective layer over the wound.