Patent ID: 7303525

Claim:
A sling assembly, comprising: a surgical sling configured to be implanted during a surgical sling procedure, and including first and second regions and a central portion; a removable sheath assembly situated about the surgical sling, the removable sheath assembly comprising, first and second upper sheaths, the first upper sheath configured to be situated about the first region of the surgical sling, and the second upper sheath configured to be situated about the second region of the surgical sling, and a lower sheath, the lower sheath configured to be situated about the central portion of the surgical sling and to be in cooperative association with both the first and second upper sheaths, wherein said lower sheath defines an interior portion that envelopes the central portion of the surgical sling and an exterior portion which has first and second faces, the first face configured to be placed adjacent to a patient's urethra, and the first face includes a kiss cut.