Claims
- 1. An attachment piece for joining an implant to a delivery assembly, comprising:
a first member, said implant bonded to said first member, said first member engageable with a dilator tube, wherein said first member is seated within said dilator tube to join said implant to said delivery assembly.
- 2. The attachment piece of claim 1 wherein said first member comprises an appendage, said implant being bonded to said appendage.
- 3. The attachment piece of claim 2 wherein said appendage is positioned between a first portion and a second portion of said first member.
- 4. The attachment piece of claim 3 wherein said second portion of said first member is sized and shaped to fit within a lumen of said dilator tube.
- 5. The attachment piece of claim 1 wherein said first member comprises a first end, said first end comprising at least one slit.
- 6. The attachment piece of claim 1 wherein said first member comprises a cylinder.
- 7. The attachment piece of claim 2 wherein said appendage comprises a free end, said free end of said appendage bonded to an implant.
- 8 The attachment piece of claim 7 wherein said implant comprises a sling.
- 9. The attachment piece of claim 8 wherein said sling is used for the treatment of female urinary incontinence.
- 10. The attachment piece of claim 7 wherein said free end is heat bonded to said implant.
- 11. The attachment piece of claim 7 wherein said free end is adhesive bonded to said implant.
- 12. The attachment piece of claim 1 wherein materials used to manufacture said appendage and said first member comprise polyethylene or polyethylene copolymer.
- 13. A method for delivering an implant to an anatomical site in a patient, comprising the steps of:
providing an attachment piece comprising:
a first member, said implant bonded to said first member, said first member engageable with a dilator tube, wherein said first member is seated within said dilator tube to join said implant to a delivery assembly; and delivering said implant at said anatomical site in said patient.
- 14. An attachment piece for joining an implant to a delivery assembly and delivering the implant to an anatomical site in a patient, the attachment piece comprising:
a first member means, said implant bonded to said first member means, said first member means engageable with a dilator tube, wherein said first member means is seated within said dilator tube to join said implant to said delivery assembly.
- 15. An attachment piece for joining an envelope for enclosing an implant to a delivery assembly, comprising:
a first member, said first member bonded to said envelope, said first member engageable with a dilator tube, wherein said first member is seated within said dilator tube to join said envelope to said delivery assembly.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority to provisional patent application Serial No. 60/274,843 filed in the United States Patent Office on Mar. 9, 2001 and provisional patent application Serial No. 60/286,863 filed in the United States patent Office on Apr. 26, 2001, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60274843 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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60286863 |
Apr 2001 |
US |