System for implanting an implant and method thereof
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsBarry N. Gellman, Jianmin Li, Jozef Slanda
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Abstract
A system for implanting an implant and method thereof is disclosed. In general overview, the system includes an implant, an envelope enclosing the implant, a delivery assembly and an attachment piece for attaching the envelope or implant to the delivery assembly. The envelope may include a drug coating, positioning aids, and means to ease envelope removal. In one embodiment, the delivery assembly is employed for implant and/or envelope delivery inside the patient's body. In another embodiment, the delivery assembly and an attachment piece are employed to deliver the implant or the envelope inside the patient's body.
Claims25
A sling assembly, comprising:
- an implantable sling;
- an envelope, comprising first and second sleeve portions cooperating to cover, at least partially, the sling and further comprising first and second ends disposed at opposite ends of said envelope;
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- a hinge, located along a mid portion of the envelope between said first and second sleeve portions of said envelope, for joining and extending downward from bottom sections of said first and second sleeve portions.
A method for implanting an implantable sling in the body of a patient, comprising:
- delivering an implantable sling, covered, at least partially, by an envelope, to an anatomical location in the body of the patient,
- employing a hinge located along a mid portion of the envelope and extending downward from a bottom of the envelope to adjust the position of the envelope, and
- sliding the envelope off the sling to implant the sling at the anatomical location in the body of the patient.
A sling assembly for implanting a sling at an anatomical site in the body of patient, comprising:
- an implantable sling means;
- an envelope means, comprising first and second sleeve portions cooperating to cover, at least partially, the sling means and further comprising first and second ends disposed at opposite ends of said envelope means;
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- a hinge means, located along a mid portion of the envelope means between said first and second sleeve portions of said envelope means, for joining and extending downward from bottom sections of said first and second sleeve portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.