Depiction of the 3 Test Article Designs
The design/composition of the Polyethylene terephthalate meshes differed in the 3 implants (from left to right: USBio mesh [United States Biological Life Sciences, Salem, Massachusetts], Atex mesh [Atex Technologies Inc., Pinebluff, North Carolina], Sefar mesh [Sefar, Heiden, Switzerland]). Polyethylene terephthalate meshes had a thickness between 60 and 200 μm. The mesh structure was either based on warp knit or had pore sizes <50 μm.