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US 8,939,886 B2Granted
Systems, methods and devices relating to a removable sleeve for an implantable sling
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorMichael S. H. Chu
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Abstract
Devices and methods for delivering of a sling assembly and removal of the sleeve at least partially enclosing the sling through a single orifice of incision are disclosed.
Claims21
A sling assembly comprising:
- an implantable sling sized and shaped for providing a urethral platform;
- and
- a removable sleeve for covering, at least partially, the implantable sling, the removable sleeve including:
- a first flapped portion having a first flap transversely folded over the implantable sling relative to a longitudinal axis of the removable sleeve;
- a second flapped portion having a second flap transversely folded over the implantable sling relative to the longitudinal axis of the removable sleeve;
- and
- a middle portion disposed between the first flapped portion and the second flapped portion, the middle portion defining a gap between the first flap and the second flap,
- the first flap and the second flap being configured to unfold without cutting the sleeve so as to facilitate removal of the removable sleeve from the implantable sling.
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A protective sleeve for an implantable supportive sling, the protective sleeve comprising:
- a top layer;
- a bottom layer;
- a first longitudinal edge;
- and
- a second longitudinal edge,
- the top layer including:
- a first portion having a first longitudinally extending discontinuity and a first plurality of transversely extending discontinuities defining a first flap that is anchored and pivots on one of the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge;
- and
- a second portion having a second longitudinally extending discontinuity and a second plurality of transversely extending discontinuities defining a second flap that is anchored and pivots on one of the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge;
- the bottom layer including an intermediate section that is disposed between, and defines a gap between, the first portion of the top layer and the second portion of the top layer,
- the bottom layer, the first flap and the second flap being configured to removably receive the implantable supportive sling.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an implantable supportive sling;
- and
- a protective sleeve including:
- a first end tab at a first end of the protective sleeve, the first end tab having a through aperture defined therein that is configured to associate the protective sleeve with a delivery device;
- a second end tab at a second end of the sleeve, the second end tab having a through aperture defined therein that is configured to associate the protective sleeve with the delivery device;
- a first flapped portion having a first flap transversely folded over the implantable supportive sling relative to a longitudinal axis of the protective sleeve, the first flapped portion being adjacent the first end tab;
- a second flapped portion having a second flap transversely folded over the implantable supportive sling relative to the longitudinal axis of the protective sleeve, the second flapped portion being adjacent the second end tab the first flap and the second flap being configured to unfold without cutting the sleeve so as to facilitate removal of the protective sleeve from the implantable supportive sling;
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- a middle portion disposed between the first flapped portion and the second flapped portion, the middle portion defining a gap between the first flap and the second flap,
- the first end tab, the second end tab, the first flapped portion, the second flapped portion and the middle portion being linearly arranged along the longitudinal axis of the protective sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.