CA2488755A1 - Medical slings - Google Patents

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CA2488755A1
CA2488755A1 CA002488755A CA2488755A CA2488755A1 CA 2488755 A1 CA2488755 A1 CA 2488755A1 CA 002488755 A CA002488755 A CA 002488755A CA 2488755 A CA2488755 A CA 2488755A CA 2488755 A1 CA2488755 A1 CA 2488755A1
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Barry N. Gellman
Art Madenjian
Doreen Rao
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0004—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse
    • A61F2/0031—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra
    • A61F2/0036—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra implantable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0063—Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0004—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse
    • A61F2/0031—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra
    • A61F2/0036—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra implantable
    • A61F2/0045—Support slings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0095—Packages or dispensers for prostheses or other implants
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2210/00—Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2210/0004—Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof bioabsorbable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2240/00—Manufacturing or designing of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2240/001—Designing or manufacturing processes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2250/00—Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2250/0058—Additional features; Implant or prostheses properties not otherwise provided for
    • A61F2250/0096—Markers and sensors for detecting a position or changes of a position of an implant, e.g. RF sensors, ultrasound markers
    • A61F2250/0097—Visible markings, e.g. indicia
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract

A sling in accordance with the invention includes a synthetic material and a non-synthetic material positioned adjacent thereto. The non-synthetic material may be wrapped around or may be attached to the synthetic material.
Additionally, the non-synthetic material may include slits. Methods for making such slings are also described.

Claims (40)

1. A sling for use in a medical application, comprising:
a sheet comprising a synthetic material and 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 and 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 a non-synthetic material wrapped around at least a portion of the sheet.
2. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material is wrapped completely about at least a portion of the sheet.
3. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material is free floating about the sheet.
4. The sling of claim 1 wherein the synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, fluoropolymers, and combinations thereof.
5. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material is disposed adjacent to a urethra when placed within a body of a patient.
6. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material can extend to each side of an endopelvic fascia when placed within a body of a patient.
7. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material is about 4 cm to about 10 cm in length along the first axis of the sheet.
8. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of bovine, porcine, ovine, equine, human cadaveric, and tissue-engineered tissues.
9. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material comprises an acellular matrix processed from human or bovine dermis.
10. The sling of claim 1 wherein the non-synthetic material is capable of remodeling into a healthy layer of tissue.
11. The sling of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first side and the second side is tanged.
12. The sling of claim 1 wherein the sheet comprises fibers selected from the group consisting of colored, radiopaque, and combinations thereof.
13. The sling of claim 1 wherein the sheet is of a type selected from the group consisting of woven, knitted, felted, and combinations thereof.
14. The sling of claim 1 wherein the sheet comprises a coating.
15. The sling of claim 14 wherein the coating comprises a pharmaceutical for delivery to a patient when the sling is implanted in a body of the patient.
16. A sling for use in a medical application, comprising:
a sheet comprising a synthetic material; and a non-synthetic material disposed adjacent to the sheet, wherein the non-synthetic material is attached to the sheet by at least one of glue, a suture, a staple, a rivet, an eyelet rivet, a fastener, a clip, and combinations thereof.
17. The sling of claim 16 further comprising a second non-synthetic material disposed adjacent to the sheet and opposite the first non-synthetic material and attached to the sheet by at least one of glue, a suture, a staple, a rivet, an eyelet rivet, a fastener, a clip, and combinations thereof.
18. The sling of claim 16 wherein the non-synthetic material is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the sheet.
19. The sling of claim 16 wherein the non-synthetic material is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of both the top surface and the bottom surface of the sheet.
20. The sling of claim 16 wherein the synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, fluoropolymers, and combinations thereof.
21. The sling of claim 16 further comprising:
a second sheet comprising a synthetic material, wherein the non-synthetic material is positioned between a first end of the first sheet and a second end of the second sheet.
22. The sling of claim 21 wherein the non-synthetic material is attached to the second sheet by at least one of glue, a suture, a staple, a rivet, an eyelet rivet, a fastener, a clip, and combinations thereof.
23. The sling of claim 16 wherein the non-synthetic material is about 4 cm to about 10 cm in length along the first axis of the sheet.
24. The sling of claim 16 wherein the non-synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of bovine, porcine, ovine, equine, human cadaveric, and tissue-engineered tissues.
25. The sling of claim 16 wherein the sheet comprises a coating comprising a pharmaceutical for delivery to a patient when the sling is implanted in a body of the patient.
26. A sling for use in a medical application, comprising:
a sheet comprising a synthetic material and 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 and 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 a non-synthetic material disposed adjacent to the sheet, wherein the non-synthetic material includes at least one or more slits disposed substantially along at least a portion of the second axis.
27. The sling of claim 26 wherein synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, fluoropolymers, and combinations thereof.
28. The sling of claim 26 wherein the non-synthetic material can extend to each side of an endopelvic fascia when placed within a body of a patient.
29. The sling of claim 26 wherein the non-synthetic material is about 4 cm to about 10 cm in length along the first axis of the sheet.
30. The sling of claim 26 wherein the non-synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of bovine, porcine, ovine, equine, human cadaveric, and tissue-engineered tissues.
31. The sling of claim 26 wherein the sheet is of a type selected from the group consisting of woven, knitted, felted, and combinations thereof.
32. The sling of claim 26 wherein at least some of the slits open upon exposure to a tensioning force applied during the medical application.
33. The sling of claim 26 wherein each of the slits comprises an aperture.
34. The sling of claim 33 wherein at least some of the apertures remain open after exposure to a tensioning force applied during the medical application.
35. The sling of claim 26 wherein the slits are disposed from the first side to the second side of the sheet substantially along the second axis.
36. A method of making a sling, comprising:
providing a sheet suitable for a medical application, the sheet comprising a synthetic material and 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 positioning a non-synthetic material adjacent to at least a portion of the sheet, wherein the non-synthetic material is wrapped around at least a portion of the sheet.
37. The method of claim 36 wherein the non-synthetic material completely encompasses at least a portion of the sheet.
38. The method of claim 36 wherein the non-synthetic material is free floating about the sheet.
39. A method of making a sling, comprising:
providing a sheet suitable for a medical application, the sheet comprising a synthetic material and 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; and attaching a non-synthetic material to the sheet by at least one of glue, a suture, a staple, a rivet, an eyelet rivet, a fastener, a clip, and combinations thereof.
40. The method of claim 39 further comprising providing a second sheet suitable for a medical application, the second sheet comprising a synthetic material 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 of the second sheet; and positioning the non-synthetic material between the first end of the first sheet and the second end of the second sheet, wherein the non-synthetic material is attached to the second sheet by at least one of glue, a suture, a staple, a rivet, an eyelet rivet, a fastener, a clip, and combinations thereof.
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