ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,178, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SOFRADIM PRODUCTION (Trevoux, France).
"Prosthesis for inguinal hernia repair" was invented by Pierre Bailly (Caluire-et-Cuire, France), Mylene Desorme (Villeurbanne, France) and Suzelei Montanari (Trevoux, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prosthesis includes a piece of biocompatible material having a preformed three-dimensional shape including: a first portion forming a partial spherical cap surface, shaped and dimensioned so as to substantially conform to the shape of the anterior abdominal wall; a second portion extending from an inferior edge of the first portion and forming a wavy-s...