# US 9,039,596 B2 · Sling assemblies for treating urinary incontinence and methods related thereto

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- Number: US 9,039,596 B2
- Document ID: US9039596B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/093,473
- Filed: 2011-04-25
- Published: 2011-08-18
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2001-12-19
- Assignees: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicants: Ghaleb Sater
- Inventors: Ghaleb Sater
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039596B2

## CPC

- A61F 2/0811: {Fixation devices for tendons or ligaments}
- A61B 17/0401: {Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors (A61B17/0642 takes precedence; fixation devices for tendons or ligaments A61F2/0811)}
- A61B 17/0643: {with separate closing member, e.g. for interlocking with staple}
- A61B 17/0642: {for bones, e.g. for osteosynthesis or connecting tendon to bone}
- A61B 2017/0046: {with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable}
- A61B 2017/00805: {Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence}
- A61B 2017/0412: {having anchoring barbs or pins extending outwardly from suture anchor body}
- A61B 2017/0414: {having a suture-receiving opening, e.g. lateral opening}
- A61B 2017/0647: {having one single leg, e.g. tacks}
- A61F 2002/0829: {without deformation of anchor parts, e.g. fixation screws on bone surface, extending barbs, cams, butterflies, spring-loaded pins}
- A61F 2002/0864: {Fixation of tendon or ligament between anchor elements, e.g. by additional screws in the anchor, anchor crimped around tendon}
- A61F 2002/0888: {Anchor in or on a blind hole or on the bone surface without formation of a tunnel}
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

A surgical fastener for use in surgical procedures comprises a first member, a second member, and an anchor. Surgical materials may be secured within the surgical fastener. Methods of securing the surgical fastener to an anatomical structure are disclosed herein.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A surgical fastener, comprising:
a proximal end and a distal end;
a first member having a proximal end corresponding with the proximal end of the surgical fastener and a distal end corresponding with the distal end of the surgical fastener, the first member comprising a first interior face, a first exterior face, a first engagement element projecting from the first interior face at a first location between the proximal end of the surgical fastener and the distal end of the surgical fastener, and a tongue disposed at the distal end of the first member;
a second member having a proximal end corresponding with the proximal end of the surgical fastener and a distal end corresponding with the distal end of the surgical fastener, the second member comprising a second interior face, a second exterior face, a second engagement element, the second engagement element complementary with the first engagement element at the first location between the proximal end of the surgical fastener and the distal end of the surgical fastener, and a notch disposed at the distal end of the second member, wherein, when the tongue is fixedly place in the notch, the first engagement element interfits into the second engagement element and the first interior face of the first member and the second interior face of the second member are substantially fixed in proximity to each other;
a hinge section wherein the hinge section joins the first member and the second member; and
an anchor located at the proximal end of the surgical fastener, the anchor being configured to anchor the surgical fastener at an anatomical site.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The surgical fastener of claim 1, further comprising a flexible tether wherein the anchor is attached to the proximal end of the surgical fastener by the flexible tether.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The surgical fastener of claim 1, wherein the anchor includes a tapered head, a shank, and a base.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The surgical fastener of claim 1, further comprising a flexible tether wherein the anchor is attached to the hinge section by the flexible tether.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The surgical fastener of claim 1, wherein the first engagement element comprises one or more pins positioned on the interior face of the first member; and the second engagement element is configured to couple with the one or more pins positioned on the first member, and wherein the second engagement element comprises the second member defining a blind hole.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The surgical fastener of claim 1, wherein the first engagement element comprises pin and the second engagement element comprises an aperture defined in the second member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The surgical fastener of claim 1, wherein the first member further comprises another first engagement element and the second member further comprises another second engagement element.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The surgical fastener of claim 7, wherein the other first engagement element comprises a pin and the other second engagement element comprises an aperture defined in the second member.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The surgical fastener of claim 7, wherein the other first engagement element comprises a pin and the other second engagement element comprises the second member defining a blind hole.