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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
James Goddard, Pepperell, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a support member and a suture. The support member is configured to provide support to a portion of a body of a patient. The support member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the support member is configured to be disposed within a body of a patient. The suture is removably coupled to the first end portion of the support member and is configured to extend through an incision in the body of the patient from a location within the body of the patient to a location outside of the body of the patient.