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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Albrecht, Edina, MN (US);
Ram Kumar Balachandran, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John A. Bostrom, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/006 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0012 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0015 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are surgical implants that include releasable reinforcement, and related methods, particular example implants and methods being useful for treating pelvic tissue, cardiac tissue, and hernia, wherein the releasable reinforcement can be released (removed or disabled) during a surgical procedure to affect a mechanical property of the implant or a portion of the implant.