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US 2013/0096372 A1Published application
Systems and methods relating to associating a medical implant with a delivery device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. H. Chu, Brian M. Hanley, Alfred Intoccia, Richard C. Tah
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Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for associating an implantable sling with a delivery device for delivering the sling to an anatomical location in a patient.
Claims2
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A sling assembly comprising,
- a sleeve having a first end and a second end,
- a sling residing, at least partially, within the sleeve,
- an association loop located at a first end of the sling assembly and sized and shaped for associating the sling assembly with a shaft of a delivery device, the association loop having first and second ends, and
- a dilator comprising an axially extending channel containing the first and second ends of the association loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.