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US 2014/0179991 A1Published application
Kit for Placing Fixation Devices
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorDennis Miller
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein includes an apparatus for treatment of prolapse in a pelvic region of a patient, the apparatus comprising an implant member having anterior straps, mid-line straps, and posterior straps, sutures coupled to the implant to secure the implant to the pelvic region of the patient.
Claims20
An apparatus for treatment of prolapse in a pelvic region of a patient comprising;
- an implant member having anterior straps, mid-line straps, and posterior straps;
- and
- sutures coupled to the implant and operative to secure the implant to the pelvic region of the patient.
A kit for treatment of prolapse in a pelvic region of a patient comprising:
- a graft having a central body configured to provide suspension of a pelvic organ:
- at least two contiguous wings extending therefrom;
- a needle connecting segment extending from the distal end of each wing, wherein the needle connecting segment tapers from the distal ends of the wings;
- a needle attached to each needle connecting segment, wherein the needle is configured to engage with soft tissue anchoring points of the pelvic region;
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- a graft delivery apparatus configured to iteratively anchor the at least two wings at the soft tissue anchoring points of the pelvic region.
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A kit for treatment of pelvic wall prolapse comprising:
- a graft configured to provide suspension of a pelvic organ, comprising:
- a central body;
- at least two wings extending from the central body and adapted to be secured to a portion of a soft tissue;
- a needle connecting segment extending from the distal end of each wing;
- a needle attached to the distal end of each needle connecting segment;
- wherein the needle connecting segment tapers from the respective distal end of the wing to respective proximal end of the needle;
- a tail extending from the central body in a direction different from that of the wing, wherein the tail is adapted to provide support for the vaginal apex;
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- a delivery apparatus configured to iteratively deliver the needle to the portion of the soft tissue, comprising:
- a shaft with a first and second end;
- a curvilinear needle guide located within the first end of the shaft adapted to temporarily engage the needle at the site of the soft tissue;
- a deployment apparatus located at the second end of the shaft adapted to deliver the needle through the soft tissue;
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- a catch integral with the shaft to receive the needle after the needle has been delivered through the soft tissue;
- and
- a pessary.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.