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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Michael S.H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1005 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an implant and a sleeve. The implant has a support portion and a strap extending from the support portion. The support portion is configured to support a portion of a body of a patient. The strap is configured to be inserted into a tissue of the patient. The sleeve has a distal end portion, a proximal end portion and a tapered portion. The tapered portion of the sleeve is configured to dilate the tissue of the patient when the implant is inserted into the body of the patient. The proximal end portion of the sleeve is releasably coupled to the strap.