Surgical implant delivery system and related methods
AssigneeAthena Surgical, LLC
InventorsGreg Slusser, Brian P. Beaubien, Vincent R. Lucente
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Abstract
An implant delivery system for delivering a surgical implant attached to a needle to a surgical target site is described. The implant delivery system comprises a handle body, handle insert, and a needle. The handle insert extends through the handle body and includes a proximal end configured to engage with the handle body and a distal end configured to engage the needle. The handle insert is rotatable between a first position in which the needle may be inserted or removed and a second position in which the needle is locked in place.
Claims19
An implant delivery system for delivering a urethral sling implant to a surgical target site within a patient's pelvis during a retropubic midurethral sling procedure, comprising:
- a handle body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a bulbous proximal portion including a proximal recess formed at the proximal end, an elongated distal portion extending distally from the bulbous proximal portion along a longitudinal axis and having a distal aperture at the distal end, and an axial lumen extending through the handle body along the longitudinal axis between the proximal recess and the distal aperture, the longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction;
- a handle insert having a proximal knob portion and an elongated extension extending distally from the proximal knob portion, the elongated extension having a distal end including a needle coupling element, the handle insert configured to reversibly couple with the handle body such that the elongated extension is received within the axial lumen and the proximal knob portion is received within the proximal recess;
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- a surgical needle having a proximal coupling element configured to removably couple with the handle insert, an implant coupling element configured to engage a surgical implant for delivery to a surgical target site, an elongated curvilinear shaft extending distally from the proximal coupling element, and a shaped distal tip configured to penetrate patient anatomy;
- wherein the elongated curvilinear shaft is curved in the longitudinal direction, and the elongated curvilinear shaft includes an arcuate surface extending along at least a portion of the curvilinear shaft, the arcuate surface having an arc component oriented in the longitudinal direction and a flat component oriented in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein the arcuate surface is dimensioned to contact a pubic symphysis during the retropubic midurethral sling procedure to provide at least one of tactile confirmation of needle orientation, visual confirmation of needle orientation, and improved needle tracking during an advancement of the needle into the patient along the pubic symphysis.
An implant delivery system for delivering a urethral sling implant to a surgical target site within a patient's pelvis during a retropubic midurethral sling procedure, comprising:
- a handle member having an elongated shaft including a coupling element configured to removably couple with a surgical needle, and a longitudinal axis extending through the elongated shaft, the longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction;
- a surgical needle having a proximal coupling element configured to removably couple with the handle member, an implant coupling element configured to engage a surgical implant for delivery to a surgical target site, an elongated curvilinear shaft extending distally from the proximal coupling element, and a shaped distal tip configured to penetrate patient anatomy;
- wherein the elongated curvilinear shaft of the surgical needle is curved in the longitudinal direction, and the elongated curvilinear shaft includes an arcuate surface extending along at least a portion of the curvilinear shaft, the arcuate surface having an arc component oriented in the longitudinal direction and a flat component oriented in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein the arcuate surface is dimensioned to contact a pubic symphysis during the retropubic midurethral sling procedure to provide at least one of tactile confirmation of needle orientation, visual confirmation of needle orientation, and improved needle tracking during an advancement of the needle into the patient along the pubic symphysis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.