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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Min-Shyan Sheu, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Jamie Li, Lexington, 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); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0031 (2013.01); A61L 2430/22 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are mesh materials adapted for use in an implantable sling. The mesh materials include biodegradable and non-degradable components that may be adapted to facilitate scar-tissue ingrowth as the biodegradable components degrade.