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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2008
Richard G. Vecchiotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venita Chandra, Belmont, CA (US);
Ross D. Venook, Burlingame, CA (US);
Tatum Tarin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joel Goldsmith, Oakland, CA (US);
Richard G. Vecchiotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venita Chandra, Belmont, CA (US);
Ross D. Venook, Burlingame, CA (US);
Tatum Tarin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joel Goldsmith, Oakland, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to dynamic and/or adjustable support devices, methods of providing dynamic and/or adjustable support to target tissues, and kits comprising these devices. These devices may have particular utility in providing support to the urethra. The dynamic support devices generally comprise at least one attachment member for attachment to bodily tissue, and at least one expandable member capable of assuming an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The adjustable support devices generally comprise at least one attachment member for attachment to bodily tissue, and at least one shape-changing portion that is capable of assuming first and second configurations, each with different shapes. Additionally, the dynamic support devices may comprise features of the adjustable support devices, and vice versa.