DE60131020D1 - Implantierbare schlinge - Google Patents

Implantierbare schlinge

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DE60131020D1
DE60131020D1 DE60131020T DE60131020T DE60131020D1 DE 60131020 D1 DE60131020 D1 DE 60131020D1 DE 60131020 T DE60131020 T DE 60131020T DE 60131020 T DE60131020 T DE 60131020T DE 60131020 D1 DE60131020 D1 DE 60131020D1
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sling
sling assembly
operative
dilator
complications
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Johann J Neisz
John W Westrum
Christopher H Porter
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American Medical Systems LLC
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Priority claimed from US09/917,562 external-priority patent/US6652450B2/en
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DE60131020T 2001-01-23 2001-12-28 Implantierbare schlinge Expired - Lifetime DE60131020T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (14)

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US26347201P 2001-01-23 2001-01-23
US263472P 2001-01-23
US26982901P 2001-02-20 2001-02-20
US269829P 2001-02-20
US28135001P 2001-04-04 2001-04-04
US281350P 2001-04-04
US29506801P 2001-06-01 2001-06-01
US295068P 2001-06-01
US30691501P 2001-07-20 2001-07-20
US306915P 2001-07-20
US09/917,562 US6652450B2 (en) 2001-01-23 2001-07-27 Implantable article and method for treating urinary incontinence using means for repositioning the implantable article
US09/917,443 US6612977B2 (en) 2001-01-23 2001-07-27 Sling delivery system and method of use
US917562 2001-07-27
PCT/US2001/049632 WO2002058563A1 (en) 2001-01-23 2001-12-28 Implantable sling

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DE60131020T2 DE60131020T2 (de) 2008-07-17

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EP (2) EP1353601B1 (de)
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KR (1) KR100797490B1 (de)
AT (2) ATE375756T1 (de)
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CA (2) CA2404459C (de)
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