ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,008, issued on Sept. 30.

"Full coverage abdominal anatomic hernia mesh" was invented by Michael Grant Svestka (Great Falls, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A full coverage abdominal anatomic hernia mesh includes an upper mesh section, a lower mesh section, a lateral edge, and a horizontal axis. The lateral edge includes a first inflection point, an upper concave edge, a second inflection point, a lower-left concave edge, a third inflection point, a lower convex edge, a fourth inflection point, and a lower-right concave edge to define the preferred shape. The upper mesh section is adjacently connected to the lower mesh section alo...