Pelvic floor health articles and procedures

A system for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the system comprising:

• an implant comprising a support portion and at least one elongated portion extending from the support portion, wherein each elongated portion comprises a dilator at a distal end that is spaced from the support portion;
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• an implantation tool comprising an elongated portion and an end portion that is engageable with the dilator and an aperture that extends through the end portion;
• wherein at least one of the dilators comprises a first channel having an engagement feature for positive engagement with the end portion of the implantation tool and a second channel that has two open ends and that intersects the first channel, and wherein the system further comprises a pin that is insertable into one of the two open ends of the second channel and slideable within the second channel and within the aperture in the end portion of the implantation tool when the aperture is aligned with the second channel of the dilator.

An apparatus for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the apparatus comprising:

• a support portion;
• and
• at least one elongated portion extending from the support portion, wherein each elongated portion comprises a dilator at a distal end that is spaced from the support portion;
• wherein the dilator comprises a hinged end portion that comprises a first structure having a longitudinal axis and a second structure having a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the first structure is pivotable about a hinge pin between coaxial and non-coaxial positions relative to the longitudinal axis of the second structure.

A system for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the system comprising:

• an implant comprising a support portion and at least one elongated portion extending from the support portion, wherein each elongated portion comprises a dilator at a distal end that is spaced from the support portion;
• and
• an implantation tool comprising:
• a handle;
• and
• a generally rigid body portion curved to a first curvature profile, extending from the handle at a proximal end, and having a distal end spaced from the handle, wherein the body portion comprises a tip portion that is more flexible than the body portion and wherein the tip portion is curved to a second curvature profile that is different from the first curvature profile;
• wherein at least one of the dilators comprises a first channel having an engagement feature for positive engagement with the tip portion of the implantation tool.

An implant for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the implant comprising:

• a support portion comprising a knit mesh having a first density;
• at least one elongated portion spaced from the support portion comprising a knit having a second density that is less than the first density;
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• two connector portions spaced from each other to define an open space that is sufficient to span a bladder neck of a patient, wherein each connector portion is attached at a first end to the at least one support portion and attached at a second end to the elongated portion.

A system for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the system comprising:

• at least two implants, each comprising a support portion and at least one elongated portion extending from the support portion, wherein each elongated portion of each implant comprises a dilator having a profile at a distal end that is different from a profile at a distal end of each of the other implants;
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• at least one implantation tool comprising an elongated portion and an end portion that is selectively engageable with the profile at the distal end of the dilator of only one of the implants;
• wherein at least one of the dilators comprises a first channel having an engagement feature for positive engagement with the end portion of the implantation tool.