# US 10,441,397 B2 · Medical device and method for conducting a surgery through a body opening

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- Number: US 10,441,397 B2
- Document ID: US10441397B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/138,917
- Filed: 2016-04-26
- Published: 2016-08-18
- Granted: 2019-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-16
- Assignees: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Inventors: Jamie Li; Timothy P. Harrah
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441397B2

## CPC

- A61F 2/0022: {placed deep in the body opening (occluding blood vessels by internal devices A61B17/12022)}
- A61B 17/0218: {for minimally invasive surgery (A61B17/0281, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence)}
- A61B 17/0293: {with ring member to support retractor elements}
- A61B 17/3468: {for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires (devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069)}
- A61B 46/17: closed at the distal end
- A61B 46/30: {for surgery through the lower body openings, e.g. urology, gynaecology}
- A61B 17/3423: {Access ports, e.g. toroid shape introducers for instruments or hands (access sites for liquids A61M39/0247)}
- A61B 90/40: Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
- A61B 2017/00889: {antimicrobial, disinfectant}
- A61B 2017/00951: {adhesive}
- A61B 2017/0225: {flexible, e.g. fabrics, meshes, or membranes}
- 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 (dental prosthetics A61C)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

A medical device and method for facilitating a surgery through a body opening is disclosed. The medical device includes a flexible member configured to be placed within the body opening so as to cover a portion of the body opening. The flexible member includes a distal end portion with a closed end, a proximal end portion with an open end and an elongate portion joining the proximal end portion and the distal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to extend out of the patient's body opening to cover an area around and outside the patient's body opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for conducting an implant surgery through a vaginal opening of a patient, the method comprising:
placing a portion of a medical device inside the vaginal opening, the medical device including a flexible member having a distal end portion with a closed end, a proximal end portion with an open end, and an elongate portion joining the proximal end portion and the distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion and the elongate portion contacts outer surfaces of vaginal walls and the proximal end portion resides out of the vaginal opening upon placement;
piercing the medical device at a desired location for conducting the implant surgery; and
delivering a bodily implant within the patient's body through the pierced location formed in the medical device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising stretching the distal end portion and the elongate portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a bodily incision through the medical device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, further comprising closing the bodily incision.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising removing the medical device from the body opening after completing the surgery.