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US 2014/0179992 A1Published application
Apparatus For Treating Vaginal Prolapse
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorDennis Miller
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein includes an apparatus for the treatment of prolapse in a pelvic region of a patient. The apparatus is a graft having a central body portion and at least one wing extending from it. A needle is attached to the end of the wing opposite the central body, and the needle in configured to engage the patient's soft tissue positioned near the pelvic region.
Claims20
An apparatus for treatment of prolapse in a pelvic region of a patient, comprising:
- a graft having a central body;
- at least one wing extending therefrom;
- and
- a needle attached to a distal end of the wing, wherein the needle in configured for engagement with soft tissue proximate the pelvic region.
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An apparatus for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, comprising:
- a graft having a central body;
- at least two wings extending therefrom;
- at least one needle connecting segment extending from the distal end of a wing;
- and
- a needle attached to the needle connecting segment;
- and
- wherein the graft and the at least two wings are formed of deformable mesh.
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An apparatus for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse comprising:
- a graft having a central body configured to provide suspension of a pelvic organ;
- at least two wings extending therefrom having a width and length configured for anchoring to respective portions of the sacrospinous ligament;
- at least one lead extending from the distal end of each wing;
- a needle attached to each lead, wherein the leads taper from respective distal ends of the wings to respective proximal ends of the needles;
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- a graft delivery apparatus configured for intra-pelvic graft delivery and suture capture with an external deployment apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.