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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. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Kenneth E. Toso, Westborough, MA (US);
Jeffery V. Bean, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Michael F. Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
Doreen Rao, Sudbury, MA (US);
Alan Fortunate, Watertown, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Toso, Westborough, MA (US);
Jeffery V. Bean, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Michael F. Weiser, Groton, MA (US);
Doreen Rao, Sudbury, MA (US);
Alan Fortunate, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0026 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30322 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are reinforced meshes for retropubic implants for treatment of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor disorders and related uses, devices, and methods. In certain embodiments, implants have various resilient strengthening members added to a retropubic support mesh.