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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Doreen Rao, Watertown, MA (US);
Alfred P. Intoccia, Jr., Amherst, NH (US);
Bard Parkinson, Marlborough, MA (US);
Jianmin LI, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Doreen Rao, Watertown, MA (US);
Alfred P. Intoccia, Jr., Amherst, NH (US);
Bard Parkinson, Marlborough, MA (US);
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sling including a material having a plurality of edges. At least one of the edges of the material has a pattern of projections.