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US 2014/0275745 A1Published application
Implantable medical device and methods of delivering an implantable medical device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsAlfred P. Intoccia, JR., Ronald Ciulla, Kenneth Daignault, Michael F. Weiser
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Abstract
In some implementations, a medical device includes a clamp component and a strap. The clamp component has a portion configured to be placed around a urethra of a patient. The clamp component includes a first end portion configured to be lockably coupled to a second end portion of the clamp component. The strap has a portion extending between a first portion of the portion of the clamp component and a second portion of the portion of the clamp component.
Claims19
A medical device, comprising:
- a clamp component having a curved portion configured to be placed around a urethra of a patient, the clamp component including a first end portion configured to be lockably coupled to a second end portion of the clamp component;
- and
- an adjustable strap having a portion extending between a first portion of the curved portion of the clamp component and a second portion of the curved portion of the clamp component.
A medical device, comprising:
- a clamp component having a curved portion configured to be placed around a urethra of a patient, the clamp component including a first end portion configured to be lockably coupled to a second end portion of the clamp component;
- and
- a pad having a surface extending between a first portion of the curved portion of the clamp component and a second portion of the curved portion of the clamp component, the pad being a non-inflatable pad.
A method, comprising:
- moving a clamp component having a curved portion around a urethra of a patient;
- lockably coupling, after the moving of the clamp component, a first end portion of the clamp component to a second end portion of the clamp component;
- and
- adjusting a tension of an adjustable strap having a portion extending between a first portion of the curved portion of the clamp component and a second portion of the curved portion of the clamp component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.