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US 8,025,619 B2Granted
Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant to an anatomical location in a patient
AssigneeBoston Scientifc Scimed, Inc.
InventorBarry N. Gellman
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Abstract
A surgical device for use in a minimally invasive procedure to treat urinary incontinence can include a dilator coupled to a curved needle at one end and a sling at the opposite end. Urinary incontinence can be treated minimally invasively. One treatment includes positioning the sling on an anterior portion of the urethra to provide proper coaptation to the urethra.
Claims16
A system for treating urinary incontinence comprising:
- a shaft having a curved portion;
- a sling assembly including an implantable surgical sling covered at least partially by a protective pouch, said sling comprising a plurality of separate portions, wherein a middle portion is secured between a first and a second portion, the width of the middle portion being greater than the width of either of the first or second portions;
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- a shaped material coupled to an end of the sling assembly, the shaped material also coupled to an end of the shaft,
- wherein a width of the shaped material increases from a first end of the shaped material towards a second end of the shaped material, and wherein the shaped material is about 0.5 centimeters to about 4 centimeters in width at the second end of the shaped material.
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