Patent ID: 9549803
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61F,Y10T

Claim:
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, the sheet including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a layer of non-synthetic material extending over at least a portion of the first surface of the sheet and at least a portion of the second surface of the sheet, a first portion of the layer of non-synthetic material being coupled to a second portion of the layer of non-synthetic material such that the non-synthetic material is movable with respect to the synthetic material.