Medical slings
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1. A sling for use in a medical application, comprising:
- a sheet including a first end portion and a second end portion the second end portion disposed opposite and away from the first end portion along a first axis, the sheet also including a first side and a second side, the second side disposed opposite and away from the first side by a distance and along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and that intersects the first axis at substantially the midpoint of the first axis, the sheet further including one or more cuts solely disposed substantially along a portion of the second axis at least at the intersection of the first and second axis.
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Abstract
A medical sling is made from material that is in a shape suitable for use in a medical application. One or more cuts are disposed in the material. The width of the sling remains substantially constant when the sling is exposed to substantially longitudinal tensioning force in connection with its implantation inside the body of a patient. The cuts on the sling provide open areas to permit tissue ingrowth and crosslinking when the sling is implanted inside the body of the patient.
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48 Claims
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1. A sling for use in a medical application, comprising:
a sheet including a first end portion and a second end portion the second end portion disposed opposite and away from the first end portion along a first axis, the sheet also including a first side and a second side, the second side disposed opposite and away from the first side by a distance and along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and that intersects the first axis at substantially the midpoint of the first axis, the sheet further including one or more cuts solely disposed substantially along a portion of the second axis at least at the intersection of the first and second axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of making a sling, comprising:
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providing a sheet in a shape suitable for a medical application, the sheet including a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion disposed opposite and away from the first end portion along a first axis, the sheet also including a first side and a second side, the second side disposed opposite and away from the first side by a distance and along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and that intersects the first axis at substantially the midpoint of the first axis; and
forming one or more cuts in the sheet solely disposed substantially along a portion of the second axis at least at the intersection of the first and second axis. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of treating a damaged portion of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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providing a sling comprising a sheet including a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion disposed opposite and away from the first end portion along a first axis, the sheet also including a first side and a second side, the second side disposed opposite and away from the first side by a distance and along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and that intersects the first axis at substantially the midpoint of the first axis, the sheet further including one or more cuts solely disposed substantially along a portion of the second axis at least at the intersection of the first and second axis;
securing the first end portion of the sheet to a first anatomical structure in the body of the patient;
applying tensioning force substantially along the first axis of the sheet;
securing the second end portion of the sheet to a second anatomical structure in the body of the patient, and supporting a damaged portion of the patient'"'"'s body with the secured sheet. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A sling for use in a medical application, comprising a sheet including a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion disposed opposite and away from the first end portion along a first axis, the sheet also including a first side and a second side, the second side disposed opposite and away from the first side by a distance and along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and that intersects the first axis at substantially the midpoint of the first axis, the sheet further including one or more cuts, wherein each cut is disposed substantially equidistant from the first end portion and the second end portion along a portion of the second axis at least at the intersection of the first and second axis.
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