System for introducing soft tissue anchors
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorJames Browning
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Abstract
A system for providing support to an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes first and second soft tissue anchors, a suburethral support, an introducer, and a filament. The first soft tissue anchor has a proximal end and a distal end and includes a base having a hollow tubular structure, a plurality of barbs, and a tip. The sub-urethral support portion has first and second ends, the first and second soft tissue anchors extending from the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support portion. The introducer has an elongate shaft and a handle, the elongate shaft having a proximal end at the handle and a distal end with an aperture extending through the distal end. The filament extends through the hollow tubular section of the first soft tissue anchor and through the aperture in the distal end of introducer.
Claims8
A system for treating urinary incontinence by providing support to a urethra of a patient, the system comprising:
- a surgical implant configured for treating urinary incontinence by providing support to a urethral of a patient, the surgical implant including:
- a first soft tissue anchor having a proximal end and a distal end, the first soft tissue anchor including a base having a hollow tubular structure, a plurality of barbs, and a tip;
- a second soft tissue anchor;
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- a sub-urethral support portion having first and second ends, the first and second soft tissue anchors configured to extend from the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support portion;
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- an introducer for delivering the first soft tissue anchor to a desired location in association with a procedure for treating urinary incontinence, the introducer having an elongate shaft and a handle, the elongate shaft having a proximal end at the handle and a distal end with an aperture extending through the distal end;
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- a filament configured to extend through the hollow tubular structure of the first soft tissue anchor and through the aperture in the distal end of introducer.
A system for treating urinary incontinence by providing support to a urethra of a patient, the system comprising:
- a soft tissue anchor configured to secure a sub-urethral support into soft tissue of the pelvis to suspend a portion of the sub-urethral support under the urethra of the patient for treating urinary incontinence, the soft tissue anchor provided with a plurality of barbs located proximal of a tip of the soft tissue anchor;
- a connecting element extending from the soft tissue anchor;
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- an introducer for delivering the soft tissue anchor to a desired location in association with a procedure for treating urinary incontinence, the introducer having a handle at a proximal end and an aperture formed in a distal end of the introducer, the aperture configured to receive the connecting element in association with a procedure for treating urinary incontinence.
A method of treating urinary incontinence by providing support to a urethra of a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving a suture in an aperture formed in a distal end of an introducer;
- guiding the introducer along the suture to a soft tissue anchor connected with the suture;
- receiving the soft tissue anchor on the introducer with the suture received through the aperture in the introducer;
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- delivering the soft tissue anchor to a desired position in a pelvic anatomy of a patient in order to secure a suburethral sling connected to the soft tissue anchor in a desired location to treat the urinary incontinence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.