Method of treating pelvic organ prolapse in a female patient by accessing a prolapsed organ trans-vaginally through a vagina
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorJames Browning
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Abstract
A method of treating pelvic organ prolapse in a female patient by accessing a prolapsed organ trans-vaginally through a vagina is disclosed. The method includes making an incision through a wall of a vagina of the female patient, and providing an implant with a mesh having a mass density of 50 g/m2 or less. The method additionally includes radially confining the implant with a tool, and inserting a portion of the tool and the implant through the incision formed in the wall of the vagina. The method includes releasing the implant from the tool in an area of the prolapsed organ in supporting the vagina of the female patient.
Claims20
A method of treating pelvic organ prolapse in a female patient by accessing a prolapsed organ trans-vaginally through a vagina, the method comprising:
- making an incision through a wall of a vagina of the female patient;
- providing an implant comprising a mesh having a mass density of 50 g/m2 or less;
- radially confining the implant with a tool;
- inserting a portion of the tool and the implant through the incision formed in the wall of the vagina;
- releasing the implant from the tool in an area of the prolapsed organ in supporting the vagina of the female patient.
A method of treating pelvic organ prolapse in a female patient by accessing a prolapsed organ trans-vaginally through a vagina, the method comprising:
- making an incision through a wall of a vagina of the female patient;
- providing an implant comprising a mesh having a mass density of 50 g/m2 or less;
- confining the implant with a tool to provide a confined implant;
- inserting a portion of the tool and the confined implant through the incision formed in the wall of the vagina;
- releasing the confined implant from the tool in situ and supporting the vagina of the female patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.