Apparatus for posterior pelvic floor repair
OwnerRoger D. Beyerinventor
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Abstract
Improved methods and apparatuses for treatment of posterior pelvic floor repair, including rectocele and related pelvic organ prolapse, are provided. A specialized mesh (3) having a shape for convenient placement to treat rectocele by providing both level 2 and level 3 support. Appropriate devices for introducing such a mesh implant are also disclosed.
Claims7
1-2. (canceled)
An apparatus for pelvic floor repair comprising a central support portion and a plurality of arms, the plurality of arms including
- (1) a first pair of arms extending laterally from about a middle or upper half of the central support portion,
- (2) a second pair of arms extending laterally from near a posterior end of the central support portion, and
- (3) a third pair of arms extending in a posterior direction from the posterior end of the central support portion,
- wherein, when the central support portion is placed to treat a rectocele or rectal prolapse condition:
- each arm of the first pair of arms is configured for extension through a tissue path leading to an external skin incision approximately 3 centimeters lateral to and 3 centimeters posterior to the anus,
- each of the second pair of arms is configured for attachment to an ischial tuberosity and connective tissue of a perineal body, and
- each of the third pair of arms is configured for extension through a tissue path leading to an external skin incision approximately 3 centimeters lateral and 3 centimeters posterior to the anus.
An apparatus for pelvic floor repair comprising a central support portion and a plurality of arms, the plurality of arms including
- (1) a first pair of arms extending laterally from about a middle or upper half of the central support portion,
- (2) a second pair of arms extending laterally from near a posterior end of the central support portion,
- (3) a third pair of arms extending in a posterior direction from the posterior end of the central support portion, and
- a lateral support structure that connects one of the arms of the apparatus to another arm of the apparatus.
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the lateral support structure extends from an arm of the first pair of arms to an arm of the second pair of arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.