#$%^&*AU2017261502A120171207.pdf#####A medical device comprising: a surgical needle (12)； and an elongated mesh suture having a first end (14a) attached to the surgical needle and a second end (14b) located away from the surgical needle, the elongated mesh suture (14) including a flat wall and a plurality of pores (20) extending through the flat wall, the flat wall having a length dimension extending substantially entirely from the first end to the second end of the elongated mesh suture, the flat wall having a crosssectional rectangular profile with a substantially uniform width dimension and a substantially uniform thickness dimension along the entire length dimension, such that the pores are adapted to facilitate tissue integration through the flat wall when the elongated mesh suture is introduced into a body.WO 2013/126130 PCT/US2012/069480 9/17 18 14b 14 10 16 12 20 14a FIGURE 9 14 22 14b FIGURE 10
