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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:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Michael F. Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
George Mamo, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Brett Nowlin, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael F. Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
George Mamo, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Brett Nowlin, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are single-incision surgical procedures for treatment of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor disorders and related uses, devices, kits, and methods. Implants are also disclosed for use in the exemplary procedures. In certain embodiments, soft tissue anchors are used to anchor the surgical implants to obturator membranes of a patient.