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US 12,653,565 B2Granted
Surgical method
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
There is provided a surgical instrument that simplifies surgery for implantation surgery for treating anal incontinence in women. The disclosed surgical instrument is intended to be inserted through an incision in the vagina and is used for dissecting tissue as well as positioning the implant. The instrument comprises a main part of the instrument, an elongated member with a flexible tip and can change conformation from a straight conformation to a loop conformation that can reach around a portion of the rectum.
Claims15
A method for implanting a medical device through an opening in the vaginal wall of a patient using a surgical instrument,
- the surgical instrument comprising:
- an elongated main part;
- an elongated member having a proximal end fixed to a distal end of the elongated main part, wherein the elongated main part and the elongated member lie in a first plane;
- a flexible tip attached to a distal end of the elongated member and exhibiting a conformation which is reversibly changeable from an essentially straight conformation to a loop or hook conformation;
- the method comprising:
- inserting the distal end of the surgical instrument through an incision in the wall of the vagina so that it reaches a portion of the rectum or colon where a medical device is going to be implanted, the medical device having a straight conformation and a loop conformation;
- dissecting a portion of the rectum or colon so that the surgical instrument, which can form a loop, reaches around the rectum or colon;
- connecting the surgical instrument to the medical device when the medical device is in a straight conformation;
- retracting the surgical instrument and thereby pulling the medical device in place behind the rectum or colon;
- closing the medical device to form a loop around the rectum or colon.
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