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US 2014/0194679 A1Published application
Implant Tissue Fixation System and Method
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsScott L. Sjoquist, Benjamin Y. Arcand
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a mesh or implant system are provided. In certain embodiments, a tissue fixation device is included. The tissue fixation device can include an eyelet structure having an opening and one or more teeth adapted to grasp tissue to secure the implant in place.
Claims20
A method of treating a pelvic condition in a patient, comprising:
- providing an implant including one or more tissue engageable eyelets having a plurality of tissue engagement members;
- introducing the implant into a pelvic region of the patient;
- positioning the implant to support pelvic tissue of the patient;
- and
- passing pelvic tissue through the one or more tissue engageable eyelets in a first engagement direction such that the pelvic tissue is generally restricted from moving out of the one or more tissue engageable eyelets in a second direction generally opposite to the first engagement direction.
2 more elements
A method of treating a pelvic condition in a patient, comprising:
- providing an implant including one or more tissue engageable eyelets having a plurality of angled tissue engagement members;
- introducing the implant into a pelvic region of the patient;
- positioning the implant to support pelvic tissue of the patient;
- and
- directing pelvic tissue through the one or more tissue engageable eyelets in a first engagement direction such that the pelvic tissue will become captured by the plurality of tissue engagement members.
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A pelvic implant device, comprising:
- an elongate implant including one or more tissue engagement eyelets having a plurality of tissue engagement members to capture pelvic tissue therebetween in a first engagement direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.