Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Cornell University

Lumendi Ltd.

Alan Fortunate

Michael F Weiser

Stephen C Evans

Timothy Robinson

Doreen Rao

Jeffrey Milsom

Tuan Anh Nguyen

Sameer Sharma

Jeremy A Van Hill

Ashley Lauren Whitney

Matthew DeNardo

Gabriel Greeley

Richard Yazbeck

John Frederick Cornhill

Anthony Z Assal

Rahul Sathe

Christopher Dillon

Audrey R Bell

Kenneth E Toso

Jeffery V Bean

Phal Kun Chan

Brian David Chouinard

William Rebh

Matthew Denardo

Phala Chan

Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; an aft balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the aft balloon; a pair of hollow push tubes slidably mounted to the sleeve, the pair of hollow push tubes being connected to one another at their distal ends with a raised push tube bridge, the raised push tube bridge being configured to nest an endoscope therein; and a fore balloon secured to the distal ends of the pair of hollow push tubes, the interior of the fore balloon being in fluid communication with the interiors of the pair of hollow push tubes, wherein the fore balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein (i) when the fore balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and (ii) when the fore balloon is in its inflated condition, the axial opening is closed down.

Method and apparatus for manipulating the side wall of a body lumen or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same

Disclosed are reinforced meshes for retropubic implants for treatment of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor disorders and related uses, devices, and methods. In certain embodiments, implants have various resilient strengthening members added to a retropubic support mesh.

Reinforced mesh for retropubic implants

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Alan Fortunate