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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin R. Amal, Excelsio, MN (US);
Sidney F. Hauschil, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Peter A. Jacobs, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Suranjan Roychowdhury, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0078 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49885 (2015.01);
Abstract
Described are surgical implants that include a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support pelvic tissue, between mesh end portions adapted to be passed through body tissue, wherein edges of the end portions exhibit extensions that are resistant to deformation.