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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Marc A. Hodroff, Portland, ME (US);
James E. Cox, Corcoran, MN (US);
Kimberly A. Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark S. Bouchier, Lakeville, MN (US);
Inventors:
Marc A. Hodroff, Portland, ME (US);
James E. Cox, Corcoran, MN (US);
Kimberly A. Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark S. Bouchier, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described are implants, tools, and related methods, for use in pelvic surgery to treat conditions such as prolapse and incontinence, including one embodiment of a method that uses a transcoccyx tissue path; other embodiments that use particular implants with various features relating to, e.g., end portions; and other embodiments relating to particular tools.