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US 2016/0095586 A1Published application
Surgical implant system and method
AssigneeAMS Research Corporation
InventorsJohn J. ALLEN, Kevin R. ARNAL
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Abstract
An implant and anchoring system is provided. The implant can include a perineal anchor, and an obturator anchor or retropubic anchor. One or more sutures or suture loops can extend between and operatively connect the anchors. In certain embodiments, the anchors are introduced and deployed via a percutaneous transobturator procedure.
Claims12
A surgical implant system, comprising:
- an implant device having a medial anchor engageable with a perineal membrane, a distal anchor engageable with an obturator muscle or membrane, and at least one suture length operatively connecting the medial anchor and the distal anchor;
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- wherein the medial anchor is advanced via a percutaneous transobturator route, from the obturator foramen to the perineal membrane.
A surgical implant system, comprising:
- an implant device having a medial anchor, a distal anchor, and at least one suture loop operatively connecting the medial anchor and the distal anchor, the at least one suture loop extending out from the distal anchor to facilitate selective tensioning of the implant;
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- a delivery tool having a handle portion and a needle tip, the needle tip adapted to receive at least the medial anchor such that the medial anchor is introduced via percutaneous transobturator access, from an obturator tissue to a perineal membrane tissue site.
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