#$%^&*AU2015221457A120160414.pdf#####TEXTILE-BASED PROSTHESIS FOR TREATMENT OF INGUINAL HERNIA ABSTRACT A prosthesis (1) for the repair of an inguinal hernia, of generally elongate shape defining a longitudinal axis (A) aligned on a medial-lateral axis and a transversal axis (B) aligned on a cranial-caudal axis comprising: - at least one flexible biocompatible textile (2) of elongate shape comprising a medial end (2a), a lateral end (2b), a cranial part (2c) and a caudal part (2d), said textile being delimited by a peripheral outer edge (4) formed of a convex medial edge (4a), a convex cranial edge (4c), a convex lateral edge (4b) and a caudal edge (4d), and - at least one reinforcing element for said textile (2), said reinforcing element being in the form of a resilient frame (3) connected to said textile and set back from the peripheral convex outer edge, wherein said frame (3) comprises a convex cranial segment (3c) extending from the medial end (2a) of the textile 2 to the lateral end (2b) of said textile 2 along said convex cranial edge (4c), a caudal segment (3d) substantially extending from the medial end (2a) of the textile 2 to the lateral end (2b) of said textile (2) and caudally spaced with respect to said convex cranial segment (3c), a lateral corner segment (3b) joining together the convex cranial segment and the caudal segment in the region of the lateral end of the textile, and a folding segment (5, 6, 7) configured for joining a medial end of said convex cranial segment to a point (5a) located on the caudal segment (3d) while leaving the region of the medial end of the textile free of any frame, said frame (3) being able to adopt an unstressed configuration, in which said textile (2) is deployed, and a stressed configuration, in which said frame (3) is subjected to a transversal force directed towards said longitudinal axis (A) and said convex cranial segment (3c), said caudal segment (3d) and said folding segment (5, 6, 7) are substantially collecte
