Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Boston Scientific Corporation

Barry N. Gellman

Art Madenjian

Doreen Rao

Jianmin Li

Barry N Gellman

George Bourne

Marcia S Buiser

Kenneth E Toso

James M Goddard

Arthur R Madenjian

Michael Madden

Raymond Rackley

Michael F Weiser

Thomas V Casey, Ii

Alfred P Intoccia, Jr

Janel L Lanphere

Kenneth W Adams

Erin McKenna

Joshin Sahadevan

James Wagner

Steve Keenan

Alan Fortunate

Jeffery V Bean

Bard Parkinson

Zarouhi Minasian

Michael S H Chu

Robert F Rioux

Timothy Paul Harrah

Leo James Lichte

Ronald Ciulla

Alfred Intoccia

John Petricca

Mike Madden

Gururaju Chikkaraju

Raymon Rackley

Rahul Mishra

Debasish Sarangi

Michael SH Chu

According to an aspect, a medical device includes a needle member and a handle member. The handle member is coupled to the needle member. The handle member has a substantially flat portion. The handle member defines a groove. The groove is disposed on the substantially flat portion of the handle member.

Reusable implant delivery devices

The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, aneurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents.

Bulking agents

According to an aspect, a medical device may include a needle member, and a handle coupled to the needle member. The handle may define a track portion. The medical device may also include a pusher member having a sheath disposed around a portion of the needle member, and an extension member being movably coupled to the track portion of the handle such that the pusher member is configured to move from a first position to a second position during a surgical procedure. The pusher member may be removable from the handle. The sheath may define a slot, and the pusher member may be removable from the needle member through the slot.

Reusable delivery devices

The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, ancurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents.

A stent delivery device having a locking mechanism. The device includes a handle assembly, an elongate inner member, and an elongate outer tubular member surrounding the elongate inner member. The handle assembly includes a handle attached to one of the inner member and the outer tubular member, and an actuator attached to the other of the inner member and the outer tubular member. Actuation of the actuator relative to the handle between a first position and a second position causes axial movement of the outer tubular member relative to the inner member. The locking mechanism has a locked position in which the actuator is prevented from moving from the first position to the second position and an unlocked position in which the actuator is permitted to move from the first position to the second position.

Stent delivery system

A sling including a material having a plurality of edges. At least one of the edges of the material has a pattern of projections.

Medical slings

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

A sling in accordance with the invention includes a synthetic material and a non-synthetic material positioned adjacent thereto. The non-synthetic material may be wrapped around or may be attached to the synthetic material. Additionally, the non-synthetic material may include slits. Methods for making such slings are also described.

According to an aspect of the present invention, surgical films for soft tissue repair are provided. The surgical films comprise at least one sheet of a non-filamentous material within which pores are formed. Further aspects of the invention, among others, pertain to methods of using such surgical films and to kits containing such surgical films.

Porous surgical films

The invention generally relates to surgically implantable supportive slings. More specifically, in various embodiments, the invention is directed to sling assemblies for pelvic floor repair that utilize one or more materials, attached without a mechanical fixation device, and related methods of use and fabrication.

Pelvic floor repair implants

The invention provides, in one embodiment, a sling assembly including an implantable supportive sling and a biocompatible dissolvable protective treatment on at least a portion of the sling.

Dissolvable protective treatment for an implantable supportive sling

A device is provided for insertion and implantation in a patient's bodily canals or vessels such as the ureter. The device includes interconnected loops that form a flexible structure that may span the length of a bodily canal. The device may include retaining elements at both or either ends. Further according to the present invention, there is provided a stylet for delivering the device to the desired body canal. The device minimizes contact with the lining of the bodily canal while retaining the patency of the canal. The device also is adjustable in length and shape. It is particularly useful for maintaining the tortousness of a body canal.

System for maintaining body canal patency

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Sudbury, MA, United States of America

Doreen Rao