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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Alfred P. Intoccia, Jr., Nashua, NH (US);
Timothy P. Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Alfred P. Intoccia, Jr., Nashua, NH (US);
Timothy P. Harrah, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0048 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0097 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bodily implant is provided to support body tissues of a patient. The bodily implant includes a strip having a first portion and a second portion. The strip is configured to be stretched in a manner such that the second portion is stretched from a first length to a second length. The second portion of the strip is configured to maintain the second length. The strip is further configured to be disposed proximate to the patient's body tissues.