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US 7,402,133 B2Granted
Spacer for sling delivery system
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. H. Chu, Alfred P. Intoccia, Jr., Michael G. McGrath
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Abstract
The invention features systems, methods, and devices relating to delivering a sling to an anatomical site in the body of a patient.
Claims45
A spacer for positioning a portion of a sleeve away from a portion of a sling at least partially enclosed within the sleeve, wherein the spacer at least partially encloses the portion of the sleeve that is spaced away from the portion of the sling.
A sling delivery system, comprising:
- a sling assembly comprising an elongate sling and a sleeve covering at least a portion of the elongate sling;
- and
- a spacer for positioning a portion of the sleeve away from a portion of the sling at least partially enclosed within the sleeve, wherein the spacer at least partially encloses the portion of the sleeve that is spaced away from the portion of the sling.
A sling delivery system, comprising:
- a sling assembly comprising an elongate sling and a sleeve covering at least a portion of the elongate sling, wherein the sling comprises first and second sides and the sleeve comprises first and second sides;
- and
- a spacer for positioning a portion of the sleeve away from a portion of the sling at least partially enclosed within the sleeve, wherein the spacer is disposed between the second side of the sling and the second side of the sleeve.
A sling system comprising:
- a sling,
- a sleeve covering at least a portion of the sling, and
- a spacer, wherein the sleeve comprises first and second sides, the first side having first and second slit-shaped apertures intermediately located between first and second ends of the sleeve, the sling threads out of the sleeve through the first slit-shaped aperture and back into the sleeve through the second slit-shaped aperture creating a mid-length sleeve loop, and the spacer is positioned to space the sling away from the mid-length sleeve loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.