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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Douglas G. Evans, Snellville, GA (US);
Inventor:
Douglas G. Evans, Snellville, GA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0087 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/061 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30713 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to surgical articles useful for implanting support members in patients. The articles disclosed herein include a support member, such as a sling for urinary incontinence, tissue anchors, filamentary elements for associating the support member with the anchors, and introducer needles for placing the anchors in a patient. The support members can also be configured for use in pelvic floor repair, such as for treating cystoceles, rectoceles, and enteroceles.