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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. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Alfred Intoccia, Amherst, NH (US);
Michael G. Mcgrath, Hudson, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Alfred Intoccia, Amherst, NH (US);
Michael G. McGrath, Hudson, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices and methods for delivering and placing a surgical sling without resorting to an abdominal incision are disclosed.