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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Jonathan J. Lund, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Anthony J. Ferrazzo, New Prague, MN (US);
Kory P. Hamel, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jonathan J. Lund, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Anthony J. Ferrazzo, New Prague, MN (US);
Kory P. Hamel, Bloomington, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Described are implants and tools for use in treating pelvic conditions such as incontinence, including urinary incontinence in a male or female, for example an incontinence sling and delivery system that can include a sling implant and delivery tool system, wherein the implant can include a mesh sling and one or more anchors provided at or extending from a portion of the sling to facilitate tissue fixation; the delivery tool system can include at least a tunneler having a lumen, and an insertion tool; and wherein useful methods can involve inserting the tunneler through an incision and into a pelvic region of a patient, connecting the insertion tool to the sling, and inserting the sling into the tunneler to place the sling to provide tissue support.