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US 11,793,547 B2Granted
Medical device, method and system thereof
OwnerPhillip A. Williamsinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed towards a medical device, method and system thereof for the placement or passage of patches, sutures, anchors, tags, tissue sensors and more particularly to a medical device for repairing female pelvic organ or tissue prolapsed region. The device may be used for the placement of stereotactic markers into tissue near joints or tumors for guidance during orthopedic or neurosurgical procedures.
Claims23
A surgical device, comprising:
- a finger sheath configured to receive a portion of an index finger of a user, wherein the finger sheath includes a first end, a first end portion extending from the first end, the first end portion configured to receive the portion of the index finger, a second end and a second end portion extending from the second end and separated from the first end and the first end portion, wherein the second end portion includes an open region configured to allow for tactile feedback to the portion of the index finger;
- a flexible shaft having a first end, a second end and a lumen extending from the first end to the second end of the flexible shaft, wherein the flexible shaft is coupled to the finger sheath, wherein the flexible shaft is configured to permit access to tortuous anatomy by being flexible and configured to allow the user to traverse the tortuous anatomy of a patient;
- an anchor unit releasably coupled to the second end of the flexible shaft, wherein the anchor unit includes a lumen extending from a first end of the anchor unit to a second end of the anchor unit wherein the second end of the anchor unit extends past the second end of the finger sheath and is arranged under the finger sheath;
- a tissue anchor configured to be arranged in the lumen of the anchor unit;
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- an actuator configured to deliver the tissue anchor from the second end of the anchor unit upon operation.
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A surgical device, comprising:
- a finger sheath configured to receive at least a portion of a finger of a user, the finger sheath including a first end portion configured to receive the portion of the finger and a second end portion separated from the first end portion, the second end portion including an open region;
- a flexible shaft having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending from the first end to the second end;
- a flexible actuator at least partially arranged in the lumen of the flexible shaft, wherein the flexible actuator includes a first end and a second end;
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- a tubular member coupled to the second end of the flexible shaft, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member.
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A system, comprising:
- a tissue anchor;
- a suture material coupled to the tissue anchor;
- a flexible shaft having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending from the first end to the second end;
- an actuator including a first end and a second end, the actuator is arranged within a lumen of the flexible shaft, wherein the actuator is flexible;
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- a finger assembly unit releasably coupled to the flexible shaft, the finger assembly unit comprising:
- a finger sheath including a first end portion configured to receive a portion of a finger and a second end portion separated from the first end portion, the second end portion defining an opening region that enables the finger to palpate a tissue, and
- a tubular member coupled to the finger sheath, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member, the lumen of the tubular member being configured to receive the actuator, the actuator being configured to deploy the tissue anchor from the second end of the tubular member into the tissue when the actuator is disposed within the lumen of the tubular member,
- wherein the second end of the flexible shaft is coupled the tubular member, and
- wherein the second end of the tubular member extends past a second end of the finger sheath.
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A surgical device, comprising:
- an elongate cylindrical housing, comprising
- a longitudinal lumen having a proximal opening and a distal opening and
- external walls, said external walls including a top wall, a bottom wall and first and second side walls, adapted for mounting on a finger of a user,
- wherein the distal opening is configured to allow for tactile feedback to a portion of the finger;
- a tissue repair implant including a tissue anchor;
- a guide tube comprising a lumen extending from a first end to a second end of the guide tube, wherein the guide tube is attached along a length of the elongate cylindrical housing, wherein the tissue repair implant is arranged in the lumen of the guide tube, and wherein the guide tube is configured for guiding the tissue repair implant out of the second end of the guide tube upon activation of an actuator;
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- a flexible shaft releasably coupled to the first end of the guide tube, wherein the flexible shaft is configured to permit access to tortuous anatomy by being flexible and configured to allow the user to traverse the tortuous anatomy of a patient,
- wherein the guide tube is attached to the elongate cylindrical housing such that a proximal opening of the guide tube is positioned adjacent a hand of the user when the elongate cylindrical housing is mounted on the finger,
- wherein the elongate cylindrical housing is configured so as to enable the user to palpate a tissue, through the distal opening of the elongate cylindrical housing, via the finger, to which the elongate cylindrical housing is configured to be attached,
- wherein the guide tube is attached along one of the first and second side walls of the elongate cylindrical housing such that the guide tube extends along a side of the finger when the elongate cylindrical housing is mounted on the finger, and
- wherein the guide tube is attached to the elongate cylindrical housing such that the proximal opening of the guide tube protrudes beyond a proximal end of the elongate cylindrical housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.