Systems and methods for treating urinary incontinence
OwnerRoger P. GOLDBERG, Douglas S. SCHERRinventors
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Abstract
A surgical implant and a surgical apparatus for implanting the implant into a subject. The apparatus includes an insertion needle, a retainer fitted over the needle, and a handle for manipulating the needle. The implant includes a mesh sling, a distal anchor, and a proximal anchor, with the mesh held to the needle by the retainer during implantation. In use, the needle is inserted into the subject, the distal and proximal anchors are set, and the retainer is removed to deploy the mesh into place. A tensioning assembly can be manipulated to tension the mesh. In some embodiments, a lumen in the needle is used to deliver an anesthetic to the surgical site and/or an epoxy to the mesh to form anchors.
Claims20
A system for treating urinary incontinence in a subject's body, comprising:
- a surgical implant including a mesh and a distal anchor coupled to the mesh;
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- a surgical device operable for implanting the implant, the device including a needle adapted to be inserted into the subject's body, a handle from which the needle extends and can be grasped, and a retainer that holds the mesh to the needle during insertion and after insertion can be removed from the needle to deploy the mesh to a deployed position for use with the distal anchor securing the mesh in place.
A surgical device for implanting a surgical implant to treat urinary incontinence in a subject's body, the implant including a mesh and a distal anchor coupled to the mesh, the device comprising:
- a needle adapted to be inserted into the subject's body;
- a handle from which the needle extends and can be grasped;
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- a retainer that holds the mesh to the needle during insertion and after insertion can be removed from the needle to deploy the mesh to a deployed position for use with the distal anchor securing the mesh in place.
A surgical implant for implanting by a surgical device to treat urinary incontinence in a subject's body, the device including a needle for insertion into the subject's body, a grasping handle from which the needle extends, and a retainer that mounts to the needle, the implant comprising:
- a distal anchor that secures in place within the subject's body;
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- a mesh that is coupled to the distal anchor, held to the needle by the retainer during insertion into the subject's body, and after insertion and removal of the retainer can be laterally extended to a deployed position for use with the distal anchor securing the mesh in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.