Minimally invasive medical implant and insertion device and method for using the same
US7297102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical implant and method for implantation of the same. One embodiment is an implant for use in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence that includes an implantable, elongated tape having a multiplicity of openings formed through the thickness thereof, the tape having a first end region and a second end region longitudinally opposite the first end region, and first and second bio-compatible fixation elements attached to the first and second end regions of the tape respectively. Each bio-compatible fixation element has a tissue adherence property greater than that of the tape.
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