Implant sheath system having a release feature
An implant or sling sheath system having an overlapping sheath material is provided. The sheath can include two telescoping or overlapping sections. The overlapping sections can include at least one release feature to eliminate or reduce sticking of the overlapping sections together during use.
1. An implant sheath system, comprising:
a first sheath having a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a longitudinal line between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the first sheath, the first sheath having a first surface feature disposed on a portion of a surface of the first sheath and a second surface feature disposed on a portion of the surface of the first sheath, the first surface feature extending at an angle with respect to the longitudinal line of the first sheath, the second surface feature extending at an angle with respect to the first surface feature and at an angle with respect to the longitudinal line of the first sheath; and
a second sheath having a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a longitudinal line between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the second sheath, the second sheath having a surface feature disposed on a portion of a surface of the second sheath, the proximal portion of the first sheath is insertable within the distal portion of the second sheath to define an overlapping interface region,
the first surface feature and the second surface feature of the first sheath being configured to reduce material binding at the interface region.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is disposed on to an inner surface of the second sheath.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is disposed on the inner surface of the second sheath only at the distal portion of the second sheath.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is disposed on the inner surface of the second sheath to an area greater than the distal portion of the second sheath.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first surface feature of the first sheath is disposed on an outer surface of the first sheath.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first surface feature of the first sheath is disposed on the outer surface of the first sheath only at the proximal portion of the first sheath.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first surface feature of the first sheath is disposed on the outer surface of the first sheath to an area greater than the proximal portion of the first sheath.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath includes one or more nubs.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath includes one or more elongate surface protrusions.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is defined via a molding process.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is defined via an etching process.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is provided to a separate film material.
13. The system of claim 1 , further including an implant shrouded at least in part by the first sheath and the second sheath.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath includes one or more elongate surface protrusions that extend at an angle with respect to the longitudinal line of the second sheath.
15. An implant sheath system, comprising:
a first sheath having a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a longitudinal axis between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the first sheath, the first sheath having a first surface feature disposed on a portion of a surface of the first sheath and a second surface feature disposed on a portion of the surface of the first sheath, the first surface feature extending at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the first sheath, the second surface feature extending at an angle with respect to the first surface feature and at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the first sheath;
a second sheath having a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a longitudinal axis between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the second sheath, the second sheath having a surface feature disposed on a portion of a surface of the second sheath, the proximal portion of the first sheath is insertable within the distal portion of the second sheath to define an overlapping interface,
the first surface feature of the first sheath and the second surface feature of the first sheath being configured to engage the second sheath at the interface region to reduce material binding of the proximal portion of the first sheath with the distal portion of the second sheath; and
an implant shrouded at least by the interface region.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is disposed on an inner surface of the second sheath.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is disposed on the inner surface of the second sheath only at the distal portion of the second sheath.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is disposed on the inner surface of the second sheath to an area greater than the distal portion of the second sheath.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first surface feature of the first sheath is disposed on an outer surface of the first sheath.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the first surface feature of the first sheath is disposed on the outer surface of the first sheath only at the proximal portion of the first sheath.
21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the first surface feature of the first sheath is disposed on the outer surface of the first sheath to an area greater than the proximal portion of the first sheath.
22. The system of claim 15 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath includes one or more elongate surface protrusions.
23. The system of claim 15 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is defined via a molding process.
24. The system of claim 15 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is defined via an etching process.
25. The system of claim 15 , wherein the surface feature of the second sheath is provided to a separate film material.
26. An implant sheath system, comprising:
a first sheath having a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a longitudinal line between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the first sheath, the first sheath having a surface feature disposed on a portion of a surface of the first sheath; and
a second sheath having a proximal portion and a distal portion defining a longitudinal line between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the second sheath, the second sheath having a first elongate surface protrusion disposed on a portion of a surface of the first sheath and a second elongate surface protrusion disposed on a portion of the surface of the second sheath, the first elongate surface protrusion extending at an angle with respect to the longitudinal line of the second sheath, the second elongate surface protrusion extending at an angle with respect to the first elongate surface protrusion and at an angle with respect to the longitudinal line of the second sheath, the proximal portion of the first sheath is insertable within the distal portion of the second sheath to define an overlapping interface region,
the first elongate surface protrusion and the second elongate surface protrusion being configured to reduce material binding at the interface region.
27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the surface feature of the first sheath includes one or more elongate surface protrusions that extend at an angle with respect to the longitudinal line of the first sheath.