US 9,750,590 B2Granted

Implants, tools, and methods for treatment of pelvic conditions

OwnerAndrew P. VanDeWeghe, Jessica L. Roll +1inventors

InventorsAndrew P. VanDeWeghe, Jessica L. Roll, Justin M. Crank

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Abstract

Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to supportive tissue and adjusting the implant.

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A pelvic implant useful to treat a pelvic condition, the pelvic implant having only two supportive members, the two supportive members being capable of an assembled state and an unassembled state, the pelvic implant comprising:

a first supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a self-fixating tip at the distal end, a first length extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a first surface, and second surface that is opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising a first adjusting surface extending along a portion of the first length;
and
a second supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a self-fixating tip at the distal end of the second supportive member, a second length extending from the proximal end of the second supportive member to the distal end of the second supportive member, and a first surface, and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface of the second supportive member, the first surface of the second supportive member comprising a second adjusting surface extending along a portion of the second length,
wherein, in the unassembled state, the first supportive member is separate from and uncoupled to the second supportive member, and the pelvic implant is configured to be placed within the assembled state when the first supportive member and the second supportive member is disposed within a body of a patient,
wherein, in the assembled state, the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member is coupled to the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member to produce a releasable engagement between the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member, the releasable engagement having a strength that allows the pelvic implant to support pelvic tissue without the releasable engagement releasing from the assembled state to the unassembled state.

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A method of treating a pelvic condition, the method comprising:

providing a pelvic implant, the pelvic implant having only two supportive members, the pelvic implant comprising;
a first supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a first self-fixating tip at the distal end, a first length extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a first surface, and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising a first adjusting surface extending along a portion of the first length,
a second supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a second self-fixating tip at the distal end of the second supportive member, a second length extending from the proximal end of the second supportive member to the distal end of the second supportive member, a first surface, and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface of the second supportive member, the first surface of the second supportive member comprising a second adjusting surface extending along a portion of the second length;
providing the pelvic implant in an unassembled state in which the first supportive member is separate from and uncoupled to the second supportive member;
placing the first self-fixating tip at supportive tissue of a pelvic region;
placing the second self-fixating tip at supportive tissue of the pelvic region;
and
placing the pelvic implant within an assembled state by coupling the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member to produce a releasable engagement between the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member, the releasable engagement having a strength that allows the pelvic implant to support pelvic tissue without the releasable engagement releasing from the assembled state to the unassembled state.

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a first supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a self-fixating tip at the distal end, a first length extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a first surface, and a second surface, the first surface comprising a first adjusting surface extending along a portion of the first length;
and
a second supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a self-fixating tip at the distal end of the second supportive member, a second length extending from the proximal end of the second supportive member to the distal end of the second supportive member, a first surface, and a second surface, the first surface of the second supportive member comprising a second adjusting surface extending along a portion of the second length,
wherein, in the unassembled state, the first supportive member is separate from and uncoupled to the second supportive member,
wherein, in the assembled state, the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member mates with the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member to produce a releasable engagement between the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member, the releasable engagement between the first adjusting surface and the second adjusting surface being sufficient for the implant to support pelvic tissue without the releasable engagement releasing from the assembled state to the unassembled state, and to allow manual disengagement of the first adjusting surface from the second adjusting surface,
wherein the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member includes a first magnetic coating, and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member includes a second magnetic coating, wherein, in the assembled state, the first magnetic coating mates with the second magnetic coating.

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A pelvic implant useful to treat a pelvic condition, the implant having only two supportive members, the two supportive members being capable of an assembled state and an unassembled state, the pelvic implant comprising:

a first supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a self-fixating tip at the distal end, a first length extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a first surface, and a second surface, the first surface comprising a first adjusting surface extending along a portion of the first length;
and
a second supportive member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a self-fixating tip at the distal end of the second support member, a second length extending from the proximal end of the second supportive member to the distal end of the second supportive member, a first surface, and a second surface, the first surface of the second support member comprising a second adjusting surface extending along a portion of the second length,
wherein, in the unassembled state, the first supportive member is separate from and uncoupled to the second supportive member,
wherein, in the assembled state, the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member mates with the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member to produce a releasable engagement between the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member, the releasable engagement between the first adjusting surface and the second adjusting surface being sufficient for the implant to support pelvic tissue without the releasable engagement releasing from the assembled state to the unassembled state, and to allow manual disengagement of the first adjusting surface from the second adjusting surface,
wherein the first adjusting surface of the first supportive member comprises a first ridge structure and a first magnetic coating disposed on the first ridge structure and the second adjusting surface of the second supportive member comprises a second ridge structure and a second magnetic coating disposed on the second ridge structure, wherein, in the assembled state, the first magnetic coating mates with the second magnetic coating.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/432,652Filed 28 Mar 2012 · us provisional application
Priority: 28 Mar 2011
Published: US 2012/0253109 A14 Oct 2012
Granted: 5 Sep 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A61F 2/0004
Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting…:…
A61F 2/0031
Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse: for constricting the lumen; Support…
A61F 2/0045
Implantable: support slings
A61B 2017/00805
Type of operation; Specification of treatment sites: treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

Family

Application61/468,069Us provisional application · filed 28 Mar 2011
US 2012/0253109 A1Pre-grant publication · published 4 Oct 2012
US 9,750,590 B2This patent

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