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US 8,007,452 B2Granted
Medical slings
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsBarry N. Gellman, Jozef Slanda
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Abstract
A medical sling made from material that is suitably shaped for use in a medical application has sides, portions of which are smoothed to prevent abrasion of surrounding tissue.
Claims10
A sling for use in a medical application comprising:
- a first end and a second end, the second end being disposed opposite and away from the first end along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side and a second side extending between the first and second ends of the sling and each side having at least one tanged section and at least one non-tanged section;
- and
- a visual line disposed along a perpendicular axis of the sling;
- wherein the sling comprises polypropylene.
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A sling for use in a medical application comprising:
- a first end and a second end, the second end being disposed opposite and away from the first end along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side and a second side extending between the first and second ends of the sling and each side having at least one tanged section and at least one non-tanged section;
- a visual line disposed along a perpendicular axis of the sling;
- and
- a sleeve at least partially enclosing the sling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.