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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:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Justin M. Crank, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kathryn A. Bertelson, Buffalo, MN (US);
Patricia M. Derus, Rogers, MN (US);
Gary A. Rocheleau, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael A. Knipfer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 17/2812 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0437 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0461 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a mesh or implant systems are provided. The implants can include one or more anchors, arms and the like. The anchors can include hingeable or patterned finger extension to facilitate tissue penetration and retention. Various tensioning and adjustment mechanisms, devices and methods are further provided for the implant systems.