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US 8,986,190 B2Granted
Implant for treating a genital prolapse, and associated treatment method
AssigneesCentre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Lille, Universite de Droit et de la Sante de Lille 2
InventorsMichel Cosson, Philippe Debodinance, Bernard Jacquetin
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Abstract
The invention relates to an implant (1) or prosthesis for treating a genital prolapse, characterized in that it comprises a support portion (41, 51), which has been preformed with a hollow shape in order to match the shape of an organ that is to be supported, and one or more bearing portions (42, 52), which extend away from the support portion (41, 51) so as to bear on bone or ligament structures in order to stabilize the implant.
Claims12
An implant for treating pelvic organ prolapse, comprising:
- a supporting portion comprising a first bracing defining a first frame and a first membrane portion disposed within said first frame, said first membrane portion being preformed to have a three dimensional shape, which three dimensional shape substantially fits around and is configured to mate to an organ to be supported, said organ having a generally rounded shape;
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- a bearing portion extending from the supporting portion and adapted to bear upon bone or ligament structures to stabilize the implant, the bearing portion comprising a second bracing defining a second frame substantially surrounding and extending from said first frame and a second membrane portion, said second membrane portion being held taut at said bearing portion by said second bracing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.