System for treating pelvic organ prolapse including a shell and an anchor
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorRachael Anne Bergstrom Crabb
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Abstract
A system for treating pelvic organ prolapse includes a shell and an anchor. The shell is made of biodegradable material that is insertable into a vagina. The shell has a convex exterior apex that is sized to contact an interior apical portion of the vagina. The anchor has a proximal portion that is attachable to the apex of the shell and a distal portion that is provided with a tissue fixation device that is attachable to tissue exterior the vagina such that the anchor and the shell combine to support and elevate the interior apical portion of a vagina.
Claims8
A system for treating pelvic organ prolapse, the system comprising:
- a shell made of biodegradable material that is insertable into a vagina, the shell having a convex exterior apex that is sized to contact an interior apical portion of the vagina;
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- an anchor having a proximal portion that is attachable to the apex of the shell and a distal portion that is provided with a tissue fixation device that is attachable to tissue exterior the vagina such that the anchor and the shell combine to support and elevate the interior apical portion of a vagina;
- wherein the shell includes an attachment feature on the convex exterior apex that is configured to couple with the proximal portion of the anchor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.