Device and method of performing cerclage sacrocervicopexy
AssigneeGynapex Surgical, LLC
InventorPeter L. Rosenblatt
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Abstract
An implantable cerclage sacrocolpopexy medical device includes an elongate strip of flat, flexible material extending longitudinally from a first end to an opposite second end; a surgical needle attached to the first end of the elongate strip; and a loop at either the first end or the second end of the elongate strip. The medical device is positioned circumferentially around the cervix. The end of the elongate strip opposite the end having the loop is passed through the loop and attached to the sacrum or sacrospinous ligament.
Claims18
An implantable cerclage sacrocolpopexy medical device, comprising:
- an elongate strip of flat, flexible material extending longitudinally from a first end to an opposite second end;
- a surgical needle attached to the first end of the elongate strip;
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- a loop at either:
- (1) the first end of the elongate strip proximate the needle, wherein the loop is sized and shaped to enable passage therethrough of the second end of the elongate strip after the elongate strip has been positioned to encircle the cervix in a cerclage configuration and the needle has been detached from the elongate strip, and wherein the second end of the elongate strip is configured for attachment to the sacrum or sacrospinous ligament, or
- (2) the second end of the elongate strip, wherein the loop is sized and shaped to enable passage therethrough of the first end of the elongate strip after the elongate strip has been positioned to encircle the cervix in a cerclage configuration and the needle has been detached from the elongate strip, and wherein the first end of the elongate strip is configured for attachment to the sacrum or sacrospinous ligament.
A method of treating prolapse in a patient, comprising:
- (a) positioning an implantable cerclage sacrocolpopexy medical device circumferentially around the cervix of the patient, said medical device comprising an elongate strip of flat, flexible material extending longitudinally from a first end to an opposite second end, a surgical needle attached to the first end of the elongate strip, and a loop at either the first end or the second end;
- (b) detaching the surgical needle from the medical device and removing the surgical needle from the operative field;
- (c) passing the end of the elongate strip opposite the end having the loop through the loop;
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- (d) attaching the end of the elongate strip passed through the loop to the sacrum or sacrospinous ligament of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.