Adjustable medical assembly for implant tension adjustment

An insertion tool configured to deliver and place a bodily implant inside a patient's body, the insertion tool comprising:

• a handle and a needle extending from the handle, wherein a portion of the handle and the needle defines a lumen, the lumen configured to receive a flexible elongate member, the elongate member configured to be coupled to the bodily implant;
• an adjustment mechanism having an adjustment knob provided on a proximal end portion of the handle that is configured to adjust a length of the elongate member by letting a portion of the elongate member in or out of the lumen of the insertion tool, the adjustment mechanism includes a shaft that partially extends from the proximal end portion of the handle to a distal end portion of the handle;
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• a locking mechanism including a button and a gear, the button configured to engage with the gear when pushed from a location external to the lumen.

A method for placing a bodily implant in a patient's body, the method comprising:

• adjusting a length of an elongate member between a carrier and the implant by operating a knob provided on a handle of an insertion tool such that operating the knob changes the length of the elongate member between the carrier and the implant by letting a portion of the elongate member in or out of the insertion tool, the knob including a shaft that extends at least from a proximal end portion of the handle to a distal end portion of the handle, wherein the carrier is configured to be disposed within a bodily tissue upon placement inside the body;
• locking the elongate member within the insertion tool, after the length between the carrier and the implant is adjusted, by pressing a button provided on the insertion tool;
• securing the length of the elongate member between the carrier and the implant to a carrier passageway provided in the carrier such that one end of the secured length is coupled to the carrier passageway and the other end is coupled to the bodily implant;
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• placing the bodily implant and the carrier inside the body.