Transobturator surgical articles and methods

US8968178B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8968178-B2
Application numberUS-34675006-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 3, 2006
Priority dateMar 7, 2002
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Described are surgical articles, implants, and components suitable for surgical implant procedures including transobturator surgical procedures.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A pelvic implant comprising support portions consisting of a central support portion, two elongate end portions extending oppositely from the central support portion, and two arcuate load-transfer portions, one between each end portion and the central support portion, the end portions each comprise an open pore elongate strip having a length dimension extending away from the central support portion and a width dimension, the length dimension being grea…

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What does patent US8968178B2 cover?
Described are surgical articles, implants, and components suitable for surgical implant procedures including transobturator surgical procedures.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Anderson Kimberly A, Arnal Kevin R, Ams Res Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/0401. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).