# US 9,750,593 B2 · Marked prosthesis > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,750,593 B2 - Document ID: US9750593B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/810,499 - Filed: 2011-07-15 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-07-16 - Assignees: Sofradim Production - Applicants: Alfredo Meneghin; Xavier Bourges; Julie Lecuivre - Inventors: Alfredo Meneghin; Xavier Bourges; Julie Lecuivre - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750593B2 ## CPC - A61F 2/0063: {Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes} - D04B 21/12: characterised by thread material - A61F 2/0045: {Support slings} - A61F 2002/3071: {Identification means; Administration of patients} - A61F 2210/0004: bioabsorbable - A61F 2220/0083: using hook and loop-type fasteners - A61F 2250/005: differing in colour - A61F 2250/0062: Kits of prosthetic parts to be assembled in various combinations for forming different prostheses - A61F 2250/0087: colour-coded - A61F 2250/0089: coded with symbols, e.g. dots, numbers, letters, words - A61F 2250/0097: Visible markings, e.g. indicia - D10B 2403/0213: with apertures, e.g. with one or more mesh fabric plies - D10B 2501/0632: of the touch-and-close type - D10B 2509/08: Hernia repair mesh - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - D04B: KNITTING - D10B: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES ## Abstract The present invention relates to a prosthesis (10) intended to be implanted at an implantation site, comprising information means designed to guide the surgeon in order to implant the prosthesis in a specified position, said prosthesis comprising at least one fabric called the base fabric (2) and having at least one apertured surface (3), said information means comprising at least one patch (4, 5) having a color different from that of the base fabric, said patch being provided with at least one barb (6) projecting from one of its surfaces and grippingly fastening said patch to said apertured surface of said base fabric at a specific place on said surface, the presence of said patch at said specific place bearing information designed to facilitate implantation of the prosthesis in said specified position. The invention also relates to a kit comprising a fabric and a patch. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A prosthesis comprising: at least one base fabric having at least one apertured surface, and an information means comprising a plurality of gripping fabrics having a color different from that of the base fabric, each gripping fabric being provided with at least one barb projecting from a surface of the gripping fabric designed to fasten the gripping fabric to the apertured surface of the base fabric at a specific place on the apertured surface, the presence of the gripping fabric at the specific place bearing information designed to facilitate implantation of the prosthesis in said specific place, wherein the at least one barb is formed from a yarn coming from an arrangement of yarns which form the gripping fabric. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the base fabric has two apertured surfaces and one or more gripping fabrics are grippingly fastened to each of the two apertured surfaces. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the base fabric is a knit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the base fabric is a two-dimensional knit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the base fabric is a three-dimensional knit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the base fabric is a combination of a two-dimensional knit and a three-dimensional knit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein at least one gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics is apertured. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein at least one gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics is made of a biodegradable material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein at least a first gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics has an overall shape of an arrow. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The prosthesis according to claim 9, wherein at least a second gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics has a disc shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The prosthesis according to claim 10, wherein the first and second gripping fabrics each have an area ranging from 0.5 to 6 cm2. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein at least one gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics is removable and refastenable to the at least one base fabric. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The prosthesis according to claim 1, wherein the at least one barb has a length defined so as to penetrate into and catch onto the apertured surface of the base fabric without passing from one side of the base fabric to a second side of the base fabric. ### Claim 14 A kit comprising: at least one base fabric having at least one apertured surface, and, a plurality of gripping fabrics having a different color from that of the base fabric, each gripping fabric being provided with at least one barb projecting from a surface of the gripping fabric, the at least one barb designed for grippingly fastening the gripping fabric to the at least one apertured surface of the base fabric, wherein the at least one barb is formed from a yarn coming from an arrangement of yarns which form the gripping fabric. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The kit of claim 14, wherein the yarn that forms the barb is a monofilament yarn. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The kit of claim 14, wherein at least one gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics is a knit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The kit of claim 14, wherein at least one gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics is repositionable on the at least one base fabric upon removal from the at least one base fabric. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The kit of claim 14, wherein at least a first gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics has an overall shape of an arrow. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The kit of claim 18, wherein at least a second gripping fabric of the plurality of gripping fabrics has a disc shape. ### Claim 20 A prosthesis comprising: at least one base fabric having at least one apertured surface, and at least one gripping fabric having a color different from that of the base fabric, the gripping fabric being provided with at least one barb projecting from a surface of the gripping fabric designed to fasten the gripping fabric to the at least one apertured surface of the base fabric at a specific place on the apertured surface, the presence of the gripping fabric at the specific place bearing information designed to facilitate implantation of the prosthesis in said specific place, wherein the at least one barb is formed from a yarn coming from an arrangement of yarns which form the gripping fabric, and the at least one gripping fabric includes at least a first gripping fabric having an overall shape of an arrow and a second gripping fabric including a disc shape. ### Claim 21 A kit comprising: at least one base fabric having at least one apertured surface, and, at least one gripping fabric having a different color from that of the base fabric, the gripping fabric being provided with at least one barb projecting from a surface of the gripping fabric, the at least one barb designed for grippingly fastening the gripping fabric to the at least one apertured surface of the base fabric, wherein the at least one barb is formed from a yarn coming from an arrangement of yarns which form the gripping fabric, and the at least one gripping fabric includes at least a first gripping fabric having an overall shape of an arrow and a second gripping fabric including a disc shape.