Implantable mechanical support
AssigneeAstora Women's Health, LLC
InventorsBrian P. Watschke, Guangjian Wang
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Abstract
In a method, an implantable mechanical support is provided. The mechanical support includes a section of mesh having a longitudinal axis and a radiopaque mark covering a subsection of the section of mesh. The mechanical support is implanted adjacent a target side of a patient. In some aspects of the method, a procedure is performed subsequent to the implantation of the mechanical support in the patient. In accordance with one aspect of the method, an incision is made in the patient, a distal end of an electrode lead is fed through the incision toward the implanted mechanical support. The radiopaque mark is located on the mesh using a radiological image. The distal end of the electrode lead is attached to the section of mesh proximate to the mark.
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A method comprising:
- providing an implantable mechanical support comprising;
- a section of mesh having a longitudinal axis;
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- a radiopaque mark covering a subsection of the section of mesh;
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- implanting the mechanical support adjacent a target site of a patient.
A method of attaching a lead to a mechanical support, the mechanical support comprising mesh implanted in a patient, the method comprising:
- making an incision in the patient;
- feeding the lead through the incision toward the implanted mesh;
- locating a radiopaque mark on the mesh using a radiological image;
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- attaching a distal end of the lead to the implanted mesh adjacent the mark.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.