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US 2010/0145140 A1Published application
Method and Device to Deliver Pelvic Floor Implant
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorMichael S.H. Chu
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a support member, a strap extending from the support member, and a sleeve releasably disposed over at least a portion of the strap. The support member is configured to support a portion of a body of a patient. The strap is configured to be inserted through at least a portion of a tissue of the patient. The sleeve is releasably coupled to the strap by a releasable joint. The sleeve is configured to be removed from the strap when at least a portion of the strap is disposed within the tissue of the patient.
Claims29
An apparatus comprising:
- a support member configured to support a portion of a body of a patient;
- a strap extending from the support member, the strap configured to be inserted into a tissue of the patient;
- and
- a sleeve releasably coupled to at least a portion of the strap, the sleeve being releasably coupled to the strap by a releasable joint, the sleeve configured to be removed from the strap when at least a portion of the strap is disposed within the tissue of the patient.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve releasably coupled to a strap of an implant by a releasable joint;
- a dilator coupled to the sleeve, the dilator configured to dilate a tissue of a patient when the implant is inserted into a body of the patient;
- and
- a dart coupled to the dilator, the dart configured to pierce the tissue of the patient when the implant is inserted into the body of the patient,
- the releasable joint configured to be broken and the sleeve configured to be removed from the strap of the implant when a force is applied to the strap at a position along the strap and the sleeve is pulled in a direction away from the strap.
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A method comprising:
- inserting a pelvic implant into a body of a patient through a vaginal incision, the pelvic implant including a support portion, a strap extending from the support portion, and a sleeve coupled to at least a portion of the strap;
- pulling the strap and the sleeve at least partially through a pelvic tissue such that the strap is disposed at least partially within the pelvic tissue;
- breaking a releasable joint on the sleeve;
- and
- removing the sleeve from the strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.