ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,733, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SOFRADIM PRODUCTION (Trevoux, France).
"Prosthesis for inguinal hernia" was invented by Julie Lecuivre (Jassans-Riottier, France) and Xavier Bourges (Mogneneins, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a prosthesis (1) for the repair of an inguinal hernia, which prosthesis (1) is intended to be implanted by a posterior or open laparoscopic route and comprises: an openworked textile (2) made of biocompatible material, comprising a first face (2a) intended to be placed facing the biological tissues of the inguinal region, and a second face (2b) arranged opposite s...