#$%^&*AU2017204891A120170803.pdf#####IMPLANTABLE MECHANICAL SUPPORT ABSTRACT A method comprises providing an implantable mechanical support (102), where the mechanical support (102) comprises a section of mesh (104) having a longitudinal axis and a radiopaque mark (114) covering a subsection of the section of mesh (104). The method further comprises implanting the mechanical support (102) adjacent a target site of a patient making an incision in the patient, feeding a distal end (132,178) of an electrode lead (122, 180) through the incision toward the implanted mechanical support (104), locating the radiopaque mark on the mesh using a radiological image, and attaching the distal end of the electrode lead to the section of mesh proximate to the mark. The feeding, locating and attaching steps occur more than one week after implanting the mechanical support.
