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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Knipfer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61F 2/0009 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0437 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0031 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a sling implant system are provided. Embodiments of the implants can include one or more collapsibility and expandability features or portions adapted to improve introduction and deployment of the implant within the patient. The implants can be folded, collapsed or otherwise reduced in size or construct to fit within a delivery tool or catheter for later expandability upon deployment of the implant.