Gender-specific mesh implant with barrier for inguinal hernia repair
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12594153B2 to Hexagon Health, Inc. on April 7, 2026. The patent covers a gender-specific implantable mesh for inguinal hernia repair featuring an anti-adhesive barrier configured to prevent direct contact with the spermatic cord and genital nerve, and a keyhole designed to accommodate these structures without constriction. The invention includes 22 claims covering the mesh structure and its oblique positioning relative to centerlines.
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USPTO issued Patent US12594153B2 to Hexagon Health, Inc. for a gender-specific mesh implant designed for inguinal hernia repair. The patent claims an implantable mesh comprising a fabric layer enabling tissue adhesion, an anti-adhesive barrier covering less than 25% of the surface area and positioned obliquely to both horizontal and vertical centerlines, and a keyhole configured for the spermatic cord and genital nerve. The filing date was August 23, 2022, under Application No. 17821638.
Medical device manufacturers developing or marketing hernia mesh products should review this patent for potential freedom-to-operate implications. Competitors in the prosthetics and surgical mesh space may need to assess whether their existing or planned products infringe these claims, particularly the barrier configuration and keyhole design elements specific to gender-specific implantation.
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Gender-specific mesh implant with barrier for inguinal hernia repair
Grant US12594153B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Hexagon Health, Inc.
Inventors
Shirin Towfigh
Abstract
Disclosed herein are gender-specific implantable mesh for inguinal hernia repair in a patient, comprising: a fabric layer comprising a side defining a surface area wherein the fabric layer is configured to enable tissue adhesion to said mesh; an anti-adhesive barrier comprising a shape configured to prevent direct contact between the fabric layer and both a spermatic cord and a genital nerve upon implantation, wherein the shape covers a part of the surface area on the side of the fabric layer, the part being less than 25%, and wherein the shape is oblique to a horizontally-oriented centerline and a vertically-oriented centerline; and a keyhole configured to fit the genital nerve and the spermatic cord of the patient therethrough without constriction, wherein the keyhole is oblique and inferior to a horizontally-oriented centerline and medial to a vertically-oriented centerline.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/0063 A61F 2/0077 A61F 2002/0068 A61F 2002/009
Filing Date
2022-08-23
Application No.
17821638
Claims
22
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