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US 2024/0050125 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.
Claims11
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A method of using a medical device, comprising:
- providing the medical 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 portion, the second end portion including an open region;
- a flexible shaft having a first end, a second end and lumen extending from the first end to the second end;
- and a flexible actuator at least partially arranged in lumen of the flexible shaft, the flexible actuator includes a first end and a second end;
- and
- a tubular member coupled to the second end of the flexible shaft, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member wherein the second end of the flexible shaft is coupled the tubular member, and wherein the second end of the tubular member extends past a second end of the finger sheath;
- inserting a portion of the medical device into a patient;
- and
- activating the flexible actuator to deliver an anchor.
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A method of using a medical device, comprising:
- providing the medical 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 portion, the second end portion including an open region;
- a flexible shaft having a first end, a second end and lumen extending from the first end to the second end;
- and a flexible actuator at least partially arranged in lumen of the flexible shaft, the flexible actuator includes a first end and a second end;
- and
- a tubular member coupled to the second end of the flexible shaft, the tubular member including a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member wherein the second end of the flexible shaft is coupled the tubular member, and wherein the second end of the tubular member extends past a second end of the finger sheath;
- inserting a portion of the medical device into a patient;
- and
- activating the flexible actuator to deliver one of a suture, an anchor, and a tag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.