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US 9,539,078 B2Granted
Systems, devices and methods for treating pelvic floor disorders
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorMichael S. H. Chu
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Abstract
Disclosed are implants for pelvic floor repair and related uses, and devices, kits, and methods which can be used to deliver the implants. In certain embodiments, the devices are used to deliver extensions of a surgical implant to respective target tissue regions of the levator ani muscle and the sacrospinous ligament.
Claims21
A method for delivering to a patient an implant with a central region and at least four extensions, comprising:
- associating a first extension of the implant to a first delivery device, the first delivery device having a shaft with a curved distal portion, the shaft including a proximal end portion defining a handle, the handle including a curved shaft portion configured to be grasped by an operator of the first delivery device;
- securing the first extension of the implant to at least one of a sacrospinous ligament and a levator ani muscle on a first side of a patient with the first delivery device;
- securing a second extension of the implant to at least one of a sacrospinous ligament and a levator ani muscle on a contralateral side of the patient;
- associating a third extension of the implant with a second delivery device, the second delivery device having a shaft with a curved distal portion, the curved distal portion of the shaft of the second delivery device being different than the curved distal portion of the shaft of the first delivery device, the shaft of the second delivery device being shorter than the shaft of the first delivery device;
- delivering the third extension of the implant through an obturator foramen on the first side of the patient with the second delivery device;
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- delivering a fourth extension of the implant through an obturator foramen on the contralateral side of the patient.
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A method for delivering an implant to a patient, the method comprising:
- securing a first extension of the implant to a sacrospinous ligament on a first side of the patient with a first delivery device, the first delivery device having a shaft with a curved distal portion and a tip having a reduced diameter section, the tip intersecting with a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
- securing a second extension of the implant to a sacrospinous ligament on a second side of the patient with the first delivery device;
- securing a third extension of the implant to a levator ani muscle on the first side of the patient with a second delivery device, the second delivery device having a shaft with a curved distal portion, the curved distal portion of the shaft of the second delivery device being different than the curved distal portion of the shaft of the first delivery device, the curved distal portion of the shaft of the second delivery device being disposed in a plane normal to a longitudinal axis of the shaft of the second delivery device, the shaft of the second delivery device being shorter than the shaft of the first delivery device;
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- securing a fourth extension of the implant to a levator ani muscle on the second side of the patient with the second delivery device;
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- securing a fifth extension of the implant to an obturator foramen with a third delivery device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.