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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Edouard A. Koullick, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Thomas Q. Dinh, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Robert C. Grant, New Hope, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0031 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01); A61L 2420/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are methods, devices, and systems related to implants for the treatment of a female pelvic condition. The implants include absorbable and non-absorbable materials and can be introduced into the pelvic area transvaginally. Meshes of the invention provide benefits relating to improved tissue integration into the mesh, reduced infection likelihood, improved patient comfort following implantation, or combinations of thereof.