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US 2023/0046038 A1Published application
Medical device, method and system thereof
AssigneeSouthwest Gynmed, LLC
InventorPhillip A. Williams
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed towards a medical device, method and system thereof for the placement or passage of patches, sutures, anchors, tags, tissue sensors and more particularly to a medical device for repairing female pelvic organ or tissue prolapsed region. The device may be used for the placement of stereotactic markers into tissue near joints or tumors for guidance during orthopedic or neurosurgical procedures.
Claims25
-31. (canceled).
A surgical device, comprising:
- a finger sheath configured to receive at least a portion of an index finger of a user, the finger sheath including a first end portion configured to receive the portion of the index finger and a second end portion separated from the first end, the second end portion including an open region configured to allow for tactile feedback to at least portion of the index finger;
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- a tubular member coupled to the finger sheath, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member, the lumen of the tubular member being configured to receive an actuator, the actuator being configured to deploy a tissue anchor from the second end of the tubular member when the actuator is disposed within the lumen of the tubular member.
A surgical device, comprising:
- a finger sheath configured to receive at least a portion of a finger of a user, the finger sheath including a first end portion configured to receive the portion of the finger and a second end portion separated from the first end, the second end portion including an open region;
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- a tubular member coupled to the finger sheath, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member.
A system, comprising:
- a tissue anchor;
- a suture material coupled to the tissue anchor;
- an actuator configured to removably couple to the tissue anchor;
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- a finger assembly unit, the finger assembly unit including:
- a finger sheath including a first end portion configured to receive a portion of a finger and a second end portion separated from the first end, the second end portion defining an opening region that enables the finger to palpate a tissue when the finger assembly is mounted on the finger, and
- a tubular member coupled to the finger sheath, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member, the lumen of the tubular member being configured to receive the actuator, the actuator being configured to deploy the tissue anchor from the second end of the tubular member into the tissue when the actuator is disposed within the lumen of the tubular member.
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A surgical device comprising:
- an elongate cylindrical housing, comprising a longitudinal lumen, having a proximal opening and a distal opening, and external walls, including a top wall, a bottom wall and first and second side walls, adapted for mounting on a finger of a user, the distal opening being configured to allow for tactile feedback to at least portion of the finger;
- a tissue repair implant including a tissue anchor and being mounted on a tube;
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- at least one guide tube attached along a length of the elongate cylindrical housing, the at least one guide tube being configured for guiding the tissue repair implant from a proximal opening of the at least one guide tube to a distal opening of the at least one guide tube.
- the guide tube being attached to the housing such that the proximal opening of the guide tube is positioned above a back of a hand of the user when the housing is mounted on the finger,
- the housing being configured so as to enable the user to palpate a tissue, through the distal opening of the housing, via the finger, to which the housing is attached, and
- the at least one guide tube being attached along one of the side walls of the housing such that the at least one guide tube extends along a side of the finger when the housing is mounted on the finger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.