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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 14, 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);
Richard G. Vecchiotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venita Chandra, Belmont, CA (US);
Ross D. Venook, Burlingame, CA (US);
Tatum Tarin, Redwood City, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to dynamic support devices, methods of providing dynamic 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 support member, where the device capable of assuming a first configuration and a second configuration. The dynamic support devices may be configured to support a target tissue when the device is in its second configuration. The support member may comprise one or more rotating components, one or more deformable components, one or more sliding components, or a combination thereof.