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Document | Title | Date |
20080200751 | Urethral support system - A supplementary urethral support stabilization system and method for supporting the urethra is described. | 08-21-2008 |
20080242917 | Delivery and Deployment Device For Surgical Web | 10-02-2008 |
20080269547 | Adjustable Incontinence Apparatus - In an exemplary embodiment an adjustable urethral sling includes a flexible mesh support having a mesh envelope at a suburethral potion and an expansion chamber within the mesh envelope. A conduit may be provided that extends along the flexible mesh support and that is in fluid communication with the expansion chamber. When installed in a patient the sling may loop under the urethra and out exit sites. An access port may be provided in a subcutaneous pocket and attached to the conduit to allow for remote expansion of the expansion chamber from a desirable location to allow adjustment of the sling with the patient in a standing position. The mesh envelope allows tissue ingrowth around the container so that the container can be expanded for a long period of time after implantation. The expansion chamber may be U-shaped to provide lateral closing pressure to the urethra when expanded. | 10-30-2008 |
20080269548 | DYNAMIC AND ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT DEVICES - The present invention relates generally to dynamic and/or adjustable support devices, methods of providing dynamic and/or adjustable support to target tissues, and kits comprising these devices. These devices may have particular utility in providing support to the urethra. The dynamic support devices generally comprise at least one attachment member for attachment to bodily tissue, and at least one expandable member capable of assuming an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The adjustable support devices generally comprise at least one attachment member for attachment to bodily tissue, and at least one shape-changing portion that is capable of assuming first and second configurations, each with different shapes. Additionally, the dynamic support devices may comprise features of the adjustable support devices, and vice versa. | 10-30-2008 |
20080281148 | TRANSOBTURATOR INTRODUCER SYSTEM FOR SLING SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An introducer device comprising: an introducer needle having a proximal end and a distal end and a handle having a needle receiving end. The handle can be adapted to receive said distal end of said introducer needle such that said introducer needle is selectably detachably coupled to said handle. A connector for attachment to an implant strip can have an arm having a hole therethrough and an introducer needle including a connection portion having a barb. It can comprise a central portion; a first arm pivotally mounted to the central portion and having a first projection and a second projection extending therefrom. A second arm can be pivotally mounted to the central portion and having a first hole and a second hole defined therein. The first and second holes can be positioned so that when the first arm pivots toward the second arm, the first and second projections are received in the first and second holes. A tube portion can extend from said central portion and define a tube aperture therein. The tube aperture can be adapted to receive the barb such that the connector can be selectably detachably coupled or permanently affixed to the introducer needle. | 11-13-2008 |
20080287731 | NEEDLE INSTRUMENTS AND IMPLANTABLE SLING ASSEMBLY; KITS COMPRISING THESE COMPONENTS; AND METHODS FOR USE - A sling assembly for implantation in a patient to support an internal physiological structure is provided. The sling assembly includes a length of porous material having a generally longitudinal flat surface and tubular sleeves associated with each end of the porous material, each of the sleeves having an inner passage sized and configured to provide frictional sliding over outer surfaces of an insertion instrument. The sleeves may have multiple slots for passage of insertion instruments, and the sling assembly may be mounted on insertion instruments having various configurations. In general, the sleeve is mounted on a curved needle portion of an insertion instrument by passage of the needle portion through a slot in the sleeve. | 11-20-2008 |
20080300449 | EVALUATING PATIENT INCONTINENCE - Systems and methods for determining a number of interruptions in a sleep state of a patient attributable to an urge or need to void during a sleep event include monitoring an activity level of the patient. The urge or need to void may be attributable to fecal or urinary incontinence. The patient activity level may be determined with one or more sensors that detect motion and/or one or more sensors that monitor a physiological parameter of the patient that varies as a function of patient activity. In one embodiment, a clinician selects a therapy parameter set for the patient based on the severity of the patient's incontinence. In another embodiment, the number of interruptions in the sleep state is associated with a therapy parameter set that was implemented during the sleep state in order to evaluate the efficacy of the therapy parameter set. In another embodiment, a medical device automatically adjusts a therapy parameter to treat the incontinence if the number of interruptions in the sleep state exceeds a threshold. | 12-04-2008 |
20090005633 | Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Vaginal Anterior Repairs - An apparatus for repairing cystocele including an adjustable support member, a pair of superior support arms continuously knitted with said support member, and a pair of inferior support arms continuously knitted with said support member, wherein the distance between the pair of superior support arms and pair of inferior support arms can be increased or decreased by modifying the shape of the support member. | 01-01-2009 |
20090012350 | PARTIAL CUFF - To increase the resistance to liquid and substance flow through a lumen of a tubular organ, a cuff comprising a flexible, mesh base member is appended to an exterior wall of the tubular organ such that it only partially surrounds the tubular organ. Ultimately, tissue ingrowth through the mesh base member integrates the cuff into the wall of the tubular organ. When the cuff is applied to the urethra of an incontinent patient, the increased resistance to flow renders the patient continent while still allowing normal voiding. The base member may also support an optional expandable component, e.g., a balloon-like element that can be selectively inflated and/or deflated to restrict the lumen of the tubular organ by a desired degree. | 01-08-2009 |
20090012351 | VESSEL OCCLUSIVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OCCLUDING A VESSEL - An implantable vessel occlusive device and method for occluding a vessel are described, for example to occlude the urethra or bladder neck. The devices and methods described utilize an occlusive member connected to a control mechanism. The occlusive member is reversibly changed from a non-occlusive condition to an occlusive condition, for example by depressing an activation button contained within a resilient, elastomeric cover surrounding the control mechanism. In the occlusive position, an initial tension is applied to the occlusive member through a tensioning suture. The tension is translated into an occlusive pressure applied to the urethra or bladder neck that is sufficient to prevent urinary leakage. The non-occlusive position can be obtained by depressing the de-activation button. The occlusive member is constructed to allow elution of drugs, such as may be required to combat infection or tissue encapsulation from its surface. | 01-08-2009 |
20090018385 | URETHRA PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE TO CONTROL INCONTINENCE - A surgically implantable urethra pressure control adjustable valve for male and female patients is described. The valve comprises a clamp positionable about a urethra in a patient's body. The clamp has a circumferential wall having a first and a second opening. The openings are oppositely spaced apart at predetermined locations to provide for the passage of the urethra through the circumferential wall. A pressure abutment element is provided inside the circumferential wall and disposed between an inner wall surface of the circumferential wall and the urethra and actuable to apply a contained control pressure against the urethra to close the urethra by pinching same against a diametrically opposed immovable abutment element formed in the circumferential wall and projecting inwardly therein. The contained controlled pressure is adjustable and selected so that liquid pressure from a bladder associated with the urethra and under the influence of muscle control will cause the urethra to open against the contained controlled pressure to discharge liquid from the bladder and to automatically close once the pressure from the bladder is discontinued by muscle control. | 01-15-2009 |
20090023978 | Needle design for male transobturator sling - Described are surgical instruments for use in surgical procedures, related methods, systems, and kits, the instruments including features that optionally include one or more specific dimensions, and features that may result in an ergonomic advantage during use. | 01-22-2009 |
20090030266 | Medical Device to Exercise Urogenital Muscles - A medical device being an insert comprising a shaft and a head and a plurality of spring loaded domes which in use act as electrodes to convey an electrical current via a manual dome retractor to a female subject; uses electronic stimulation to exercise and strengthen to tone the muscles of the pelvic floor, urogenital triangle and tighten the intravaginal cavity. The device also has the capability to treat medical and sexual problems related to these areas and supersedes the manual pelvic floor exercises and need for the husband stitch. | 01-29-2009 |
20090048479 | Implant for supporting the urethra of a man and a surgical kit for treating incontinence in a man and including such an implant - The implant ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090076318 | Expandable surgical implants and methods of using them - Disclosed herein are expandable surgical implants that may be expanded one or more times by directly or indirectly uncinching one or more expansion loops. Use of the expandable surgical implant permits a physician to expand, with minimal invasion, a surgical implant that was over-tensioned by a surgeon during implantation or became over-tensioned due to changes in the patient's anatomy. | 03-19-2009 |
20090082617 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING, ELEVATING, OR COMPRESSING INTERNAL STRUCTURES - The present invention relates generally to dynamic support devices, methods of providing dynamic support to target tissues, and kits comprising these devices. These devices may have particular utility in providing support to the urethra. The dynamic support devices generally comprise at least one attachment member for attachment to bodily tissue, and at least one support member, where the device capable of assuming a first configuration and a second configuration. The dynamic support devices may be configured to support a target tissue when the device is in its second configuration. The support member may comprise one or more rotating components, one or more deformable components, one or more sliding components, or a combination thereof. | 03-26-2009 |
20090105526 | Surgical procedure for correcting cystocele and rectocele - A surgical procedure for correcting cystocele, comprising the steps of:
| 04-23-2009 |
20090105527 | METHOD OF TREATING BENIGN HYPERTROPHY OF THE PROSTATE - Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device that is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration and attenuating a pressure change within the bladder by reversibly changing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure change. In one embodiment, the attenuation device is advanced percutaneously into the bladder. In another embodiment, the attenuation device is positioned within the bladder to inhibit a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate. | 04-23-2009 |
20090112052 | Implant Inserted Without Bone Anchors For Treatment of Urge Incontinence - The present invention discloses an implant for placement in the retropubic space of a patient. Novel methods and assemblies for use in conjunction with the implant are also described, which include mechanical positioning of the sling, placement of a mechanical implant underneath the urethra or mechanical vibration (intermittent) under the urethra or other incontinence lumen. | 04-30-2009 |
20090182190 | Surgical Tools and Methods for Treating Incontinence and Related Pelvic Conditions - Pelvic implant system having a sling implant that can be inserted into a patient's pelvic cavity with an introducer needle device. The introducer needle device includes a handle portion having an actuator. An elongate needle portion extends away from the handle and has an engagement hook proximate a distal end of the elongate needle portion. The engagement hook is capable of selectively engaging a portion of the sling implant upon activation of the handle actuator. | 07-16-2009 |
20090192346 | TREATMENT OF ANAL INCONTINENCE AND DEFECATORY DYSFUNCTION - A method of treating anal incontinence in a patient comprises providing a sling having a central portion and first and second arms, creating a subcutaneous tunnel between a first buttock incision and a second buttock incision in the patient, mechanically widening the subcutaneous tunnel to create a pocket for the central portion of the sling, grasping the first arm of the sling and pulling the sling through the subcutaneous tunnel such that the central portion of the sling rests underneath the ano-rectum, inserting an introducer needle through a first thigh incision formed in the patient and advancing the introducer needle through the first buttock incision, pulling the first sling arm through the first thigh incision, inserting the introducer needle through a second thigh incision formed in the patient and advancing the introducer needle through the second buttock incision, and pulling the second sling arm through the second thigh incision. | 07-30-2009 |
20090216073 | Devices and Methods for Placing Slings and Other Materials - New methods for inserting slings and other material, wherein such methods may comprise a needle creating a pathway from a first insertion point to a first exit point that may thereafter be utilized as a second insertion point allowing for a change in direction to the needle pathway. A plurality of additional exit and re-insertion points may be repeated to provide a longer circuitous pathway, if so desired. A malleable needle may further allow unique pathways and needle angles when the needle's shape may be adjustable at each respective insertion point. A tapered device may form a final exit pathway having a tapered and reduced diameter that provides a greater friction fit between the implanted material and surrounding tissue. The present inventive method may further incorporate sling ends terminating from previously unused regions of the body including but not limited to the perineum, preprepubic, and supraobturator regions. | 08-27-2009 |
20090240100 | Method for controlling flow of intestinal contents in a patient's intestines - There is provided a method for controlling a flow of intestinal contents in the intestinal passageway of a patient's intestines. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the intestinal tissue wall) at least one portion of the intestinal tissue wall to influence the flow in the intestinal passageway, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the wall portion to further influence the flow in the intestinal passageway. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow in the intestinal passageway, or for actively moving the fluid in the intestinal passageway, with a low risk of injuring the intestines. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240101 | DISSOLVABLE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE SUPPORTIVE SLING - The invention provides, in one embodiment, a sling assembly including an implantable supportive sling and a biocompatible dissolvable protective treatment on at least a portion of the sling. | 09-24-2009 |
20090247816 | IMPLANTABLE SLING FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An implantable sling for the treatment of male or female incontinence and method of implementing the same. The sling comprises a urethral support portion and at least one anchoring portion extending therefrom. The anchoring portion is operatively positioned through the obturator foramen and about at least one ramus portion of the pelvis such that the support portion of the implant is operatively positioned at or distal to the bulbar urethra (male) or mid-urethral region (female) to treat urinary incontinence. In a preferred embodiment, the implant will have first and second anchoring portions extending from the support portion with each respective one of said anchoring portions being operative to be secured about dedicated ones of the patient's pubic ramus. The implants may further be fabricated from tissues, synthetic materials or combinations thereof. | 10-01-2009 |
20090259092 | Adjustable Sling and Method of Treating Pelvic Conditions - Systems for providing support within the pelvic region of a patient. The systems can include an elongated incontinence sling having a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support any one of the urethra or anus, and a sling tension adjustment mechanism operatively attached to the elongated sling. The sling tension adjustment mechanism can include a plunger device adapted for traversal within an interior of the housing, and an inflatable bladder provided within the housing to selectively control traversal of the plunger. Alternatively, the adjustment mechanism can include a bobbin device within the housing and one or more retention devices to selectively restrict unwinding of a suture from the bobbin device. | 10-15-2009 |
20090264698 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING AND TENSIONING A URETHRAL SLING TO PUBIC BONE - Improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone in a sub-urethral location to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. The urethral sling is preferably formed of a flexible sheet material extending between opposed first and second sling ends and bounded by opposed first and second sling sides. The urethral sling is selectively tensioned in a central portion intermediate the first and second sling ends and/or in one or both of end portions bracketing the central portion. In one embodiment, pre-positioned plicating lines in the central portion are selectively drawn and tied to slacken the central portion and tension the end portions. In further embodiments, bone anchor lines passed through locations displaced from the sling ends are drawn and fixed to tension the central portion between the displaced locations and slacken the end portions. | 10-22-2009 |
20090281369 | Urethral Spring, Implantation Tools, and Method of Treating Incontinence - A urethral spring comprises a spring body having a selected spring force, a first end, and a second end. The urethral spring further comprises a first urethra contacting portion at the first end of the spring body, and a second urethra contacting portion at the second end of the spring body. When the urethral spring is at rest corresponding to urethral coaptation, the spring body generally has an at rest shape. When the urethral spring is flexed corresponding to intentional voiding, the spring body generally has a flexed shape. | 11-12-2009 |
20090306460 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Bodily Function - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling urinary incontinence. An implantable stimulator is utilised to apply stimulation to a sphincter or neosphincter about the urethra, in order to maintain coaptation of the urethra and urinary continence. Feedback is utilised in order to vary the level of stimulation applied to the sphincter in order to enable control over the sphincter. Control may be implemented by a user setting levels, by biofeedback, by a clinician. | 12-10-2009 |
20100010290 | Smooth muscle implant for managing a medical condition - The present invention relates to an implant for managing a medical condition. In particular, it relates to medical treatments which employ smooth muscle implant and discloses a method of augmenting a smooth muscle implant for management of a human medical condition. Augmentation may be by a number of methods. It may be by utilising neurotrophic or trophic factors to assist growth of the smooth muscle tissue or nerve growth within the smooth muscle tissue, or revascularisation of the smooth muscle tissue. It may be by utilising tissue engineering to grow smooth muscle tissue. It may be by adding proliferative smooth muscle cells and/or smooth muscle stem cells for the smooth muscle. | 01-14-2010 |
20100056857 | URETHRAL SLINGS, AND METHODS FOR THE IMPLANTATION AND ADJUSTMENT THEREOF - The present invention relates to a urethral sling for treating incontinence, including methods of manufacturing the sling; methods of implanting the sling and methods of adjusting the sling both during and after installation. More specifically, the sling includes a collapsible tubular mesh of fibers designed to support the urethra and allow for tissue growth while easily conforming to the patient. The sling is pre-sized to eliminate the need for cutting to width during manufacture or installation and, thereby, eliminating the risk of creating rough or sharp edges. It is further equipped with one or more installation features for facilitating installation and securing the sling within the patient. | 03-04-2010 |
20100076254 | ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION TO TREAT FECAL INCONTINENCE AND/OR PELVIC PROLAPSE - Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human urinary and fecal incontinence are disclosed. Electrical stimulation is provided at one or more locations or positions in relation to or within an anal sphincter muscle comprising an internal anal sphincter surrounding the anus, an external anal sphincter surrounding the internal anal sphincter, a levator ani coupled to the external anal sphincter and perineal floor muscles around the anal orifice to treat or control fecal incontinence. Stimulation electrodes are mounted to one of a mesh patch, a fecal sling or the cuff of an artificial anal sphincter. Tissue anchors may be provided to engage tissue to stabilize mesh patch(es) or the fecal sling. Rectal pressure is detected and employed in controlling delivery of electrical stimulation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076255 | Method and apparatus for treating a prolapse related condition - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for treating a prolapse related condition. The apparatus includes an implantable stimulator arranged to be implanted within a patient. The stimulator provides a signal for stimulation of tissue in the pelvic region. | 03-25-2010 |
20100094079 | Method and Apparatus for Securing a Urethral Sling to Pubic Bone - Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors are driven into pubic bones with elongated bone anchor sutures configured to be passed through openings of a urethral sling. Suture retainers are applied to the sutures to apply retentive force to the urethral sling to maintain the fixation of the urethral sling proximate to the pubic bone. | 04-15-2010 |
20100105979 | Surgical Needle and Anchor System with Retractable Features - Various surgical introducer needle and anchor systems are provided. The systems can include an introducer needle and a tissue support implant or sling device. The implant device can include one or more anchoring devices. The introducer needle device can include a handle assembly and a needle assembly. The needle assembly can include a generally hollow needle, and a wire traversable therein. The wire can include a distal tip adapted to selectively retract or withdraw from the engaged anchoring device upon deployment of the anchor and/or implant. | 04-29-2010 |
20100113866 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). And more generally, systems and methods are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems and methods include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure having a first end and a second end for attachment to a patient. A first fastener is coupled to the first end and includes at least one retractable barb for attachment to the patient. A second fastener is coupled to the second end and includes at least one retractable barb for attachment to the patient. Removable fasteners including retractable barbs or equivalents thereof permit removal of the structure from the patient without damage to the structure as well as limiting trauma to the patient. | 05-06-2010 |
20100130814 | SUBURETHRAL HAMMOCK - The invention concerns an implantable prosthesis ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100130815 | INTRAURETHRAL AND EXTRAURETHRAL APPARATUS - A method is provided, including distally advancing an implant through a urethra of a patient until the implant emerges in a bladder of the patient, and facilitating expanding of a pre-operative perimeter of a portion of the urethra to a post-operative perimeter of the portion of the urethra that is larger than the pre-operative perimeter by proximally retracting the implant and implanting the implant in prostate tissue surrounding the urethra. Other embodiments are also described. | 05-27-2010 |
20100152528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEVATOR DISTENSION REPAIR - Improved methods and apparatuses for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse are provided. A specialized mesh having a shape for convenient subcutaneous placement to support the levator ani muscles is provided, as is a method of use of such a device. Appropriate devices for introducing such a mesh implant are also disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
20100152529 | FECAL INCONTINENCE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device for treating fecal incontinence in a subject is provided. The device includes a plug configured for positioning mostly within an anal canal of the subject. | 06-17-2010 |
20100160715 | METHOD OF MINIMAL INVASIVE TUNNELING - An implantable apparatus and related methods for placement of a sling so as to provide a controllable restriction about a body lumen for restoring controlled fecal continence. The sling is generally inserted through the use of a tunneler for defining tunnels in which the sling may be inserted to provide control of the sphincter. The tunneler can be provided individually or as a set or kit of tunnelers having unique cross-sectional areas such that the size of the tunnels can be increased to accommodated insertion of the sling. The tunneler can include a self-expandable device, which can be adjusted or controlled to create a wider tunnel. The tunneler can include a semi-rigid case or sheet is disposed about the middle part of the sling to protect the mesh, make tissue penetrator easier and allow for adjustment of the mesh following insertion. | 06-24-2010 |
20100168505 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A URETHRAL SLING TO A PUBIC BONE - Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone in a sub-urethral location to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors, e.g., bone screws, are driven into pubic bones with exposed bone anchor heads and necks configured to receive and support a urethral sling applied to the bone anchors with and without retainers applied against the urethral sling to retain portions of the urethral sling between the bone anchor heads and the pubic bones. | 07-01-2010 |
20100174132 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PELVIC SURGERY - The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence. | 07-08-2010 |
20100179376 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DEFORMING A BODY CHANNEL - Devices, system and methods for deforming body channels are disclosed herein. At least some embodiments described may be used to deform a body channel so as to decrease or prevent the normal intrachannel flow of material within the body channel. Such deformation may be used to treat such maladies as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. | 07-15-2010 |
20100191039 | TRANSOBTURATOR SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS - Surgical articles, implants and components suitable for a transobturator surgical procedure are described. | 07-29-2010 |
20100197998 | IMPLANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Implantable devices are designed to provide support to the bulbar urethral region of a patient experiencing incontinence. Surgical methods are utilized to implant the devices, and surgical tools are utilized with the surgical methods. | 08-05-2010 |
20100197999 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT - A method of addressing pelvic dysfunction in a patient includes forming an incision; placing an anchor that is attached to a support member by an interconnecting member onto a distal tip of a tool; inserting the distal tip of the tool and the anchor into the incision and guiding the anchor to an obturator foramen; pushing the anchor through a membrane extending over the obturator foramen; and adjusting the support member by sliding the interconnecting member relative to the anchor. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198000 | ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL SLING - The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to systems and methods for adjusting support to an anatomical location using an expandable chamber. | 08-05-2010 |
20100217067 | Anal incontinence disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply - A anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or engaging the rectum to form a restricted fecal passageway in the colon or the rectum. A source of energy external to the patient's body and a control device for releasing wireless energy from the source of energy from outside the patient's body are provided. The released wireless energy is used in connection with the operation of the restriction device, to enlarge or contract the restricted fecal passageway. | 08-26-2010 |
20100222641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MEDICAL IMPLANT TO AN ANATOMICAL LOCATION IN A PATIENT - Medical implant delivery devices and systems are disclosed. In general, an exemplary delivery device comprises a shaft and a handle. An exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their combinations are disclosed. Methods of using the above system in trans-obturator approaches are disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
20100234672 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS - Disclosed are single-incision surgical procedures for treatment of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor disorders and related uses, devices, kits, and methods. Implants are also disclosed for use in the exemplary procedures. In certain embodiments, soft tissue anchors are used to anchor the surgical implants to obturator membranes of a patient. | 09-16-2010 |
20100240947 | DEVICES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PELVIC SURGERY - The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence. | 09-23-2010 |
20100240948 | MALE URETHRAL PROSTHESIS WITH TENSIONING MEMBER - The present invention provides a urethral prosthesis including a first and a second arm that join to form a junction, and a stem that is also joined to the junction. The junction is adapted to exert sufficient pressure on a portion of a patient's urethra to prevent unintentional voiding of the patient's bladder. However, upon exerting a tension force on the stem, the pressure exerted by the junction is reduced such that the patient's bladder may be intentionally voided. | 09-23-2010 |
20100240949 | TRANSMEMBRANE SENSING DEVICE FOR SENSING BLADDER CONDITION - The disclosure describes a sensing device that is implantable to sense bladder conditions, as well as a neurostimulation system and method that make use of such a sensor for alleviation of urinary incontinence. The sensing device is implantable outside the bladder, but includes a lead that penetrates the bladder wall to deployed a sensor within the bladder. Using the sensor on the lead, the sensing device outside the bladder is able to detect a condition within the interior of the bladder. In this sense, the sensing device provides transmembrane sensing of internal bladder conditions. The condition may be indicative of bladder filling or bladder contraction, and may be used to control electrical stimulation applied to the patient to alleviate urinary incontinence. | 09-23-2010 |
20100261950 | Adjustable Tension Incontinence Sling Assemblies - Systems for providing support to body tissue to alleviate incontinence are disclosed that comprise an elongated incontinence sling having a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support any one of the urethra or anus and first and second sling end portions extending from the central support portion through body tissue and a tension adjustment mechanism acting on or within one or both of the sling end portions. The sling tension adjustment mechanism is attached to and extends through an adjustment spacing between sling intermediate ends within at least one sling end portion. The adjustment spacing is lengthened to decrease sling tension and shortened to increase sling tension | 10-14-2010 |
20100261951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE IMPLANTABLE CONTINENCE DEVICE - The present subject matter includes an implantable device and method for restoring continence and controlling coaptivity of a body lumen. The device includes a fill port block which has one or more self-sealing septums. The fill-port block is connected to one or more elongate conduits and ultimately to one or more expandable elements for communicating fluid. The one or more expandable elements are implanted and adjusted from a remote location using the fill-port block. Methods for implantation, use, and construction are also provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20100274071 | Aromatic Compositions As Inhibitors Of Exoprotein Production In Non-Absorbent Articles - Non-absorbent articles are disclosed. The non-absorbent articles include an effective amount of an aromatic inhibitory compound to substantially inhibit the production of exotoxins by Gram positive bacteria. The aromatic inhibitory compounds of the present invention have the general formula: | 10-28-2010 |
20100274072 | SPHINCTERIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A sphincteric control system for controlling the function of a bodily organ, such as the bladder. The system includes a first implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, a second implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, and a stimulator unit that is adapted to apply electrical stimulation to each of the first and second implanted sphincters. One of the first or second implanted sphincters is made from a smooth muscle and the other of the first or second implanted sphincters is made from a striated muscle. | 10-28-2010 |
20100292530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXATION OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICES ADJACENT A BODY LUMEN - The present application relates to method and apparatus for reducing migration and rotation of implantable devices including an expandable element and an elongate portion. | 11-18-2010 |
20100305394 | TUBULAR MESH FOR SACROCOLPOPEXY AND RELATED PROCEDURES - A sacrocolpopexy mesh that includes lateral support to improve vaginal contact during colpopexy and to prevent slipping. | 12-02-2010 |
20100312043 | SYNTHETIC GRAFT FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - An implant includes a support member having a first portion and a second portion. The support member is configured to be in contact with a wall of a vagina of a patient. The first portion defines apertures having a first size. The second portion defines at least one aperture having a second size. The second size is larger than the first size. The aperture having the second size is configured to be substantially aligned with a scar or an incision in the wall of the vagina. The second portion is configured to better prevent erosion of the wall of the vagina near the scar or incision than the first portion. | 12-09-2010 |
20100312044 | Implantable Article and Method - An implantable article and method of use are disclosed to treat urological disorders. The biocompatible device includes a sling assembly configured to be minimally invasive and provide sufficient support to the target site. In addition, the configuration of the sling assembly also allows the position of the sling to be permanently changed during and/or after implantation. | 12-09-2010 |
20100331608 | SURGICALLY IMPLANTABLE URETHRA PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE - A surgically implantable urethra pressure control valve is described. It comprises a clamp having a pair of spaced-apart clamping arms. A urethra passage is defined between the clamping arms. At least one of the clamping arms is a displaceable clamping arm movable towards the other clamping arm to a predetermined position spaced from the other clamping arm a distance sufficient to pinch and close an inner passage of the urethra when disposed in the urethra passage whereby to arrest the flow of urine. An actuator is provided to effect the displacement of the displaceable clamping arm. The actuator may be a remote control to operate the valve or an implanted sphincter to apply a closing pressure upon the urethra. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF ANAL INCONTINENCE AND PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE - Using a sling that includes a central portion and at least two arms extending from the central portion, a method of treating anal incontinence may include positioning the central portion posteriorly to the rectum and/or anus of a subject, and extending each arm of the sling to a respective obturator region. Using a sling having the same or similar structure, a method of treating pelvic organ prolapse may include positioning the central portion beneath the ano-rectum of a subject, and extending each arm of the sling to a respective thigh incision near the obturator region. | 12-30-2010 |
20110004050 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING THE SIZE OF AN IMPLANTABLE SLING - The invention provides methods and devices for modulating the size of an implantable sling. | 01-06-2011 |
20110028779 | TUBULAR IMPLANTABLE SLING AND RELATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES - The invention generally relates to surgically implantable supportive slings. More specifically, in various embodiments, the invention is directed to systems, devices and methods relating to a surgically implantable supportive sling having an adjustable shape. | 02-03-2011 |
20110034757 | IMPLANTABLE RESERVOIR BODY - An implantable reservoir body is provided which, as and when required, makes available a working medium that serves at least to inflate an implantable unit. An elastic hollow body is provided whose wall encloses a reservoir volume, and an induction coil arrangement is provided inside the reservoir volume and/or an induction coil arrangement is connected to the wall of the hollow body. The induction coil arrangement is connected to a pump/electronics unit provided inside or outside the hollow body, and a fluid channel is provided which leads out of the hollow body and which is connected to the pump unit and/or directly to the implanted unit that is to be inflated. | 02-10-2011 |
20110046436 | ANAL SLING SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TREAT FECAL INCONTINENCE - A method of implanting an anal sling in a patient having an anal sphincter with a defective portion, including: linking a first point on the anal sphincter and a second point on the anal sphincter, wherein the second point opposes the first point across the defective portion of the anal sphincter and tightening the anal sling across the defective portion of the anal sphincter. In a preferred embodiment, linking the first and second points on the anal sphincter includes passing a first end of the anal sling, coupled to a first-side needle tool, through the anal sphincter at the first point and passing a second end of the anal sling, coupled to a second-side needle, through the anal sphincter at the second point. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054245 | Implantable Device for Controlling Defecation and Related Method - An implantable device for selectively controlling defecation has an outer body defining on one end a flange that is surgically attachable to the person's anus and/or tissue adjacent to the anus. A connector is mounted on the other end of the outer body and is secured to the distal end of the person's large intestine for connecting the large intestine in fluid communication with the device. An inner body is slidably received within the outer body. A macerator-type pump is mounted within the inner body and an inlet valve is mounted between the pump and the connector. An actuator in the form of an RF receiver is electrically coupled to the inlet valve and the pump and a remote transmitter is operatively coupled to the receiver. The receiver is responsive to control signals received from the transmitter to open the inlet valve and operate the pump in order to move fecal matter through the device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110060180 | METHOD OF TREATING ANAL INCONTINENCE - A method for treating anal incontinence is provided, in which a support member is implanted in a tissue pathway extending from a first location posterior to and adjacent the anus, through the perineum anterior to the anus and terminating at a location posterior to and adjacent the anus opposite the first location. | 03-10-2011 |
20110077455 | MEDICAL REINFORCEMENT GRAFT - The embodiments described include graft devices for reinforcing patient tissue structures and methods of making and using the graft devices. In certain embodiments the graft devices have a remodelable extracellular matrix material graft body defining a slot and having a portion receivable through the slot to form a closed loop. Such graft devices can be used in encircling reinforcement of patient tissue structures such as anal sphincters or anastomosed vessel segments. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077456 | PROLAPSE REPAIR DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - An implantable prolapse repair device comprising a central graft material suitable for placement inside a human and first, second, and third mesh strips, suitable for placement inside a human body. The first mesh strip is operatively coupled to the central graft material by weaving the first mesh strip through the at least two slits to form a supportive weave. The second and third mesh strips have free ends, including a needle attached thereto and connector ends. The connector ends are also coupled to the central graft material. The central graft material may comprise human dermis or decellularized animal tissue. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082328 | METHODS FOR INSTALLING SLING TO TREAT FECAL INCONTINENCE, AND RELATED DEVICES - Described are implants, systems, kits, and methods, useful for treating fecal incontinence, which may involve surgical implantation of the implant to place a tissue support portion in a location to support, contact, adjust, or approximate, tissue of a region of anal musculature, with extension portions place in a position to support the tissue support portion. Described is a pelvic implant comprising a support portion, two extensions and a self-expanding tip ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110105831 | Sling Delivery System and Method of Use - An apparatus and method of use are disclosed to treat urological disorders. The biocompatible device includes a handle, needle, dilator and sling assembly configured to be minimally invasive and provide sufficient support to the target site. In addition, the configuration of the sling assembly also allows the sling to be adjusted during and/or after implantation. The device and treatment procedure are highly effective and produce little to no side effects or complications. Further, operative risks, pain, infections and post operative stays are reduced, thereby improving patient quality of life. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105832 | Surgical Articles for Placing an Implant about a Tubular Tissue Structure and Methods - A minimally invasive surgical instrument for placing an implantable article about a tubular tissue structure is disclosed. The surgical instrument is particularly useful for treating urological disorders such as incontinence. Surgical methods using the novel instrument are also described. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105833 | TRANSOBTURATOR METHODS FOR INSTALLING SLING TO TREAT INCONTINENCE, AND RELATED DEVICES - Described are methods of treating urinary incontinence using a urinary sling and a tissue path that passes through the obturator foramen, along with related surgical implants, devices, systems, and kits. | 05-05-2011 |
20110118538 | PELVIC IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS - Described are surgical implants that include a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support pelvic tissue, between mesh end portions adapted to be passed through body tissue, wherein edges of the end portions exhibit extensions that are resistant to deformation. | 05-19-2011 |
20110124954 | Adjustable tension incontinence sling assemblies - Systems for providing support to body tissue to alleviate incontinence are disclosed that comprise an elongated incontinence sling ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110124956 | Patterned Sling Implant and Method - Embodiments of elongate pelvic implants and methods for treating pelvic conditions, such as incontinence, are provided. The implants can include a tissue support portion, one or more extension portions and one or more anchors. The implant is constructed as a unitary sling implant. The implant can be constructed or formed in a generally elongate shape to provide a lattice support structure of repeated cells. | 05-26-2011 |
20110144417 | Patterned Implant and Method - A unitary or homogeneous patterned implant is provided. The implant is constructed of patterned cells formed by way of a molding, die casting, laser etching, laser cutting, extruding, and the like. Portions of the implant can be formed into sinusoid or other waveform strut members to control and promote elongation, expansion or contraction along single or multiple axes. As such, controlled and designated stress, tension and compression distribution is promoted across specific or localized areas of the implant. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144418 | Connector for Mesh Support Insertion - Disclosed is a surgical system for positioning an implant in a patient. The surgical system includes an insertion needle and a connector. The insertion needle has a distal end with a channel formed therein. The channel has a first end and a second end. The first end extends to the distal end. The second is laterally offset from the first end and does not extend to the distal end. The connector has a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to the implant that is to be positioned in the patient. The second end has a recess formed therein. The recess generally conforms to the distal end of the insertion needle. The connector has an inwardly directed extension that extends into the recess. The inwardly directed extension engages the insertion needle through the channel. | 06-16-2011 |
20110178365 | SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING PELVIC ANATOMY - The present invention provides a surgical implant and method for supporting the urethra, the implant comprising a suburethral support suspended between two soft tissue anchors that do not penetrate the lower abdominal wall and are attached at either side of the suburethral support. The soft tissue anchors retain each anchor in soft tissue, suspending each side of the suburethral support. The suburethral support passes under the urethra to support the urethra. The implant has uses including treating urinary incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse. | 07-21-2011 |
20110184226 | DISSOLVABLE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE SUPPORTIVE SLING - The invention provides, in one embodiment, a sling assembly including an implantable supportive sling and a biocompatible dissolvable protective treatment on at least a portion of the sling. | 07-28-2011 |
20110190571 | METHOD OF SUPPORTING PELVIC ORGANS - A method of supporting pelvic organs in a patient includes forming a tissue incision providing access to the pelvic organs in the patient; inserting a knit material into the tissue incision; and supporting at least one of the pelvic organs in the patient with the knit material. The knit material has a filament knitted into a chain of loops that are coupled together by having each loop suspended by a neighboring loop, and at least one loop in the chain of loops having the filament tied around said one loop to form a closed loop. | 08-04-2011 |
20110201872 | IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF VAGINAL AND/OR UTERINE PROLAPSE - An implant suitable for treatment of treatment of vaginal and/or uterine prolapse and/or pelvic floor reconstruction. The implant comprises a vaginal support member substantially sized or shaped to the portion of the vaginal wall to be supported and at least two extension portions projecting from the support member, wherein at least one extension portion has fixation means for anchoring the extension portion into pelvic paravaginal fibro-fatty issue without being faxed into defined structural tissues. A method of treating treatment of vaginal and/or uterine prolapse and/or pelvic floor reconstruction using the implant is also provided. | 08-18-2011 |
20110207992 | IMPLANTABLE URETHRAL PROSTHESIS HAVING TABLE MEMBER - An implantable urethral prosthesis for the treatment of male incontinence and method of implementing the same includes a support portion, an inflatable member, a reservoir-pump and a restrictor. The support portion includes at least a first set of two arms extending from the support portion, each arm of the first set of two arms configured to be secured around a respective descending rami of a pelvis of a patient, and a second set of two arms extending from the support portion and configured to be secured into tissue anterior to the pelvis to operatively place the support portion under the patient's urethra. The inflatable member is attachable to the support portion and adapted to exert a force on the urethra when inflated with an inflating agent. | 08-25-2011 |
20110218387 | ANCHORS FOR USE IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - An anchor system and associated method for manipulating, approximating or compressing tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. The anchor includes one or more elastic wing and fin structures extending radially from the anchor's body. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218388 | Ring Magnet for Obesity Management - A system and method for restricting an anatomical passageway includes a plurality of ring magnet pieces. Each of the plurality of ring magnet pieces has an inner and outer surface, and a pair of magnetic end sections between the outer surface and the inner surface, each end section having a characteristic magnetic field arrangement. An insert includes at least one of a magnet and a magnetic material. The ring magnet pieces are capable of forming, due to their magnetic field arrangements, an enclosed ring around an anatomical passageway. The insert is magnetically held in place by the ring magnet pieces when positioned in the anatomical passageway. | 09-08-2011 |
20110230704 | Sling Assembly with Secure and Convenient Attachment - Surgical articles that are conveniently and securely coupled are disclosed. Improved surgical procedures are also disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230705 | METHOD FOR SOFT TISSUE ANCHORING WITH INTRODUCER - A method of providing support to an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes making a vaginal incision for providing access for placement of a mesh support device below a urethra of a patient without penetrating an abdominal wall of the patient. The mesh support device includes a sling portion and first and second soft tissues connected to first and second ends of the sling portion. The mesh support device is delivered through the vaginal incision using an introducer including a curved elongate shaft having a distal portion and a proximal portion connected to a handle. A suture is passed through a hollow tubular section of the first soft tissue anchor. The suture passed through an aperture in a distal end of the introducer and the introducer is advanced over the suture until the first soft tissue anchor is located at the distal end of the introducer. | 09-22-2011 |
20110237864 | Prosthetic Implant For Suburethral Support With Gussets - The invention relates to a prosthetic implant ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110237865 | SLING WITH SUPPORT AND SUSPENDING MEMBERS FORMED FROM SAME POLYMER - A sling for treating urinary incontinence includes a suburethral support and first and second elongated suspending members. The suburethral support has opposite ends, is formed from a polymer and has first physical properties including a density, a length and a width. The first and second suspending members are formed from the same polymer as the suburethral support and have second physical properties including a density, a length and a width. The density of the suspending members is different than the density of the suburethral support. The first and second suspending members are each formed separately from and attached to one of the opposite ends of the suburethral support. The length of each of the suspending members is greater than the length of the suburethral support, and the width of each of the suspending members is less than the width of the suburethral support. | 09-29-2011 |
20110237866 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING PELVIC ANATOMY - A method for providing support to an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes making a vaginal incision for securing a support portion under a urethra of a patient, passing a narrowed portion of an introducer through an introducer aperture of a first soft tissue anchor, seating the first soft tissue anchor on the introducer, and inserting a second soft tissue anchor through the vaginal incision and pressing the second soft tissue anchor into tissue on a second side of the urethra such that a support portion is suspended from the first and second soft tissue anchors under the urethra without the first and second soft tissue anchors penetrating an abdominal wall of the patient. | 09-29-2011 |
20110237867 | SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING A PELVIC IMPLANT - A system for supporting an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes a surgical implant for providing support to the anatomical structure of the pelvis. The surgical implant includes a first tissue anchor including a plurality of projections adapted for tissue fixation, a second tissue anchor including a plurality of projections adapted for tissue fixation, and a sub-urethral support having first and second ends, the first and second tissue anchors extending from the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support. The system also includes an introducer for delivering the first tissue anchor to a desired anchoring site of the pelvis. | 09-29-2011 |
20110237868 | METHOD FOR FIBROUS ANCHORING OF A PELVIC SUPPORT - A method for supporting a urethra of a patient includes making an incision on an upper wall of a vagina of the patient and inserting a first end of a surgical implant through the incision and on a first side of a urethra of the patient. The first end of the surgical implant has a first fixing zone with a retaining portion that is formed of a fiber entanglement and a mesh. | 09-29-2011 |
20110245588 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSVAGINAL APICAL SUSPENSION - Systems and surgical methods and procedures for performing transvaginal apical suspension are provided. | 10-06-2011 |
20110245590 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSES IN FEMALE PATIENTS - An anterior implant adapted to treat central and lateral cystoceles present in a female patient includes laterally extending stabilizing straps for supporting the implant between the patient's bladder and vagina independently of the patient's arcus tendineous fascia pelvis. Rectocele and hysterocele repairs can be carried out using, a single posterior implant which, like the anterior implant, is provided with laterally extending stabilizing straps for supporting the implant between the patient's rectum and vagina. | 10-06-2011 |
20110245591 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSES IN FEMALE PATIENTS - An anterior implant adapted to treat central and lateral cystoceles present in a female patient includes laterally extending stabilizing straps for supporting the implant between the patient's bladder and vagina independently of the patient's arcus tendineous fascia pelvis. Rectocele and hysterocele repairs can be carried out using a single posterior implant which, like the anterior implant, is provided with laterally extending stabilizing straps for supporting the implant between the patient's rectum and vagina. | 10-06-2011 |
20110257471 | MALE URETHRAL PROSTHESIS WITH TENSIONING MEMBER - The present invention provides a urethral prosthesis including a first and a second arm that join to form a junction, and a stem that is also joined to the junction. The junction is adapted to exert sufficient pressure on a portion of a patient's urethra to prevent unintentional voiding of the patient's bladder. However, upon exerting a tension force on the stem, the pressure exerted by the junction is reduced such that the patient's bladder may be intentionally voided. | 10-20-2011 |
20110263927 | MEDICAL SLINGS - A sling in accordance with the invention includes a synthetic material and a non-synthetic material positioned adjacent thereto. The non-synthetic material may be wrapped around or may be attached to the synthetic material. Additionally, the non-synthetic material may include slits. Methods for making such slings are also described. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270015 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PELVIC SURGERY - The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence. | 11-03-2011 |
20110282132 | DYNAMIC CERCLAGE DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANAL INCONTINENCE - The invention relates to a cerclage device in which the following components form a single part, namely: a main resilient body ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110282133 | TRANSOBTURATOR SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS - A surgical instrument for treating incontinence includes a handle portion elongate along a handle axis and a needle portion connected to the handle portion. The needle portion has a spacer portion along the handle axis, and has a distal end. The needle portion includes a substantially helical portion that is a variable spiral portion, extending from the straight spacer portion. The variable spiral portion is sized and shaped to extend from an incision substantially adjacent the patient's obturator foramen through the obturator foramen along a path in a region between the superior pubic ramus and the inferior pubic ramus. The needle portion has a structure near the distal end that associates the instrument with an implantable material configured to treat incontinence. | 11-17-2011 |
20110301407 | SACROCOLPOPEXY SUPPORT AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION - A sacrocolpopexy support includes a body having a base and a leg extending from the base that is attachable to a cuff of a vagina, a first interconnecting member coupled to the base of the sacrocolpopexy support, and an adjustable anchor attachable to a ligament. The adjustable anchor is slidably coupled to the first interconnecting member to permit bi-directional movement along the first interconnecting member and is configured to exert a compressive force generating frictional interference with the first interconnecting member so as to inhibit the bi-directional movement of the adjustable anchor along the first interconnecting member until sufficient force is applied to overcome the frictional interference. | 12-08-2011 |
20110306820 | METHOD OF TREATING INCONTINENCE - A method of treating incontinence includes inserting a rigid implant peri-urethrally into a patient, aligning a longitudinal axis of the rigid implant substantially parallel to a urethra of the patient, and limiting mobility of the urethra with the rigid implant. | 12-15-2011 |
20110306821 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE - An incontinence treatment device includes a urethral support and first and second connectors. The urethral support extends between a first end and a second end and has porosity that is configured to allow tissue in-growth through the urethral support. The first connector is attached to the first end of the urethral support and the second connector is attached to the second end of the urethral support. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is a cross-linked polymer connector having a glass transition temperature between 40-70 degrees Celsius. The cross-linked polymer connector has an initial length that is elongated to an implant length that is greater than the initial length. Means for heating the cross-linked polymer connector from an extracorporeal location through intact skin is provided, thereby shortening the cross-linked polymer connector. | 12-15-2011 |
20120010456 | ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL SLING - The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to systems and methods for adjusting support to an anatomical location using an expandable chamber. | 01-12-2012 |
20120010457 | Prolapse Repair - Surgical instruments for prolapse repair are disclosed. The surgical instruments have straight portions and helical portions. | 01-12-2012 |
20120010458 | Transobturator Surgical Articles and Methods - Surgical articles, implants and components suitable for a transobturator surgical procedure are described. | 01-12-2012 |
20120016182 | Fold-Resistant Pelvic Implant System and Method - A pelvic non-folding hammock implant is provided. Such an implant can be constructed of a polymer material to provide an implant portion, e.g., support portion, having one or more extending and independent teeth-like features defining a fold control portion in a generally comb-like construct. The individual teeth resist folding by providing independently reacting extensions along the fold control portion. | 01-19-2012 |
20120016183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERYING A MEDICAL IMPLANT TO AN ANATOMICAL LOCATION IN A PATIENT - A surgical device for use in a minimally invasive procedure to treat urinary incontinence can include a dilator coupled to a curved needle at one end and a sling at the opposite end. Urinary incontinence can be treated minimally invasively. One treatment includes positioning the sling on an anterior portion of the urethra to provide proper coaptation to the urethra. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022317 | IMPLANTABLE SLING FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A method of treating urinary incontinence includes making an incision and exposing urethral tissue in a patient and employing a tool to place an implant into the incision. The method also includes coupling a first end of the implant to the tool and directing the tool and the first end of the implant through a first obturator foramen of the patient and following the same approach on a contralateral side of the patient thus suspending the implant between the first obturator foramen and the second obturator foramen of the patient. The method additionally includes elevating a urethra of the patient with a central portion of the implant, and securing the first end of the implant relative to a first descending ramus of the patient and securing the second end of the implant relative to a second descending ramus of the patient. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022318 | Implantable Article and Method - An implantable article and method are disclosed for treating pelvic floor disorders such as vaginal vault prolapse. A surgical kit useful for performing a surgical procedure such as a sacral colpopexy is also described. | 01-26-2012 |
20120065459 | ANGLED SURGICAL INTRODUCER - The invention describes a surgical introducer comprising a proximal tip portion and a distal tip portion, wherein each tip portion comprises a notch, a base portion comprising an angle, wherein the base portion is between the proximal tip portion and the distal tip portion and wherein the base portion is wider than the remainder of the introducer. The introducer can be used for insertion of arms of a urethral sling into a patient. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071707 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A tubular non-woven soft tissue implant has cell patterns. The cell pattern has a continuous circumferential construction with atraumatic edges and a tubular centre. The implant is suitable for stabilising and/or supporting body tissue for example to treat urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor prolapse. | 03-22-2012 |
20120071708 | Implantable Sling Having Bladder Support - Surgical implants operative to simultaneously function as a pubovaginal sling for the treatment of incontinence and as a support member to effectuate cystocele repair. The implant comprises a first sling portion operative to be positioned beneath the urethra, per conventional pubovaginal sling surgery. The implant further includes a second bladder support portion extending from the sling support portion that is oriented to extend beneath and be surgically attached to a portion of the bladder to thus enable the same to be supported to a degree necessary to effectuate cystocele repair. The implant may be fabricated from a unitary piece of harvested tissue, synthetic material or combinations thereof. Preferably, the sling portion of the implant is fabricated from a synthetic material whereas the bladder support portion of the implant comprises a segment of harvested tissue sewn to the sling portion. | 03-22-2012 |
20120095285 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PELVIC SURGERY - The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence. | 04-19-2012 |
20120108889 | UROLOGICAL DEVICE - A urological device comprises a urological valve for location in the bladder of a patient and a valve support stem for location in the urethra of a patient. The valve has a normally closed configuration to prevent flow from the bladder and an open configuration for fluid flow through the valve. The valve is automatically movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a pre-set hydrodynamic pressure applied for a pre-set time. In one case the valve has a plurality of valve leaflets with a region of co-aption between the valve leaflets. In the normally closed configuration the valve leaflets are engaged at the region of co-aption and in the open configuration the leaflets are separated at the co-aption region for fluid flow through the valve. | 05-03-2012 |
20120108890 | Sling Anchor System - The present disclosure is generally directed to surgical articles useful for implanting support members in patients. The articles disclosed herein include a support member, such as a sling for urinary incontinence, tissue anchors, filamentary elements for associating the support member with the anchors, and introducer needles for placing the anchors in a patient. The support members can also be configured for use in pelvic floor repair, such as for treating cystoceles, rectoceles, and enteroceles. | 05-03-2012 |
20120116151 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING INCONTINENCE - The invention relates to a device for preventing incontinence, having a tube-shaped body ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120130156 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS - Disclosed are single-incision surgical procedures for treatment of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor disorders and related uses, devices, kits, and methods. Implants are also disclosed for use in the exemplary procedures. In certain embodiments, soft tissue anchors are used to anchor the surgical implants to obturator membranes of a patient. | 05-24-2012 |
20120143000 | SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING A PELVIC IMPLANT - A system for supporting an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes a surgical implant for providing support to the anatomical structure of the pelvis. The surgical implant includes a first tissue anchor including a plurality of projections adapted for tissue fixation, a second tissue anchor including a plurality of projections adapted for tissue fixation, and a sub-urethral support having first and second ends, the first and second tissue anchors extending from the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support. The system also includes an introducer for delivering the first tissue anchor to a desired anchoring site of the pelvis. | 06-07-2012 |
20120149974 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Implantable devices are designed to provide support to the bulbar urethral region of a patient experiencing incontinence. Surgical methods are utilized to implant the devices, and surgical tools are utilized with the surgical methods. | 06-14-2012 |
20120165600 | (Partial) apparatus for preventing incontinence with a fixing device to be immovably implanted in body tissue - The invention is concerned with an apparatus for preventing incontinence with a fixing device to be immovably implanted in body tissue, whereby a tubular body ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120165601 | Vaginal Insert Device Having a Support Portion with Plurality of Struts - A vaginal insert device including a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion is disclosed. The vaginal insert relaxes in the vagina to deliver outward compression force against the bladder neck via the anterior vaginal wall to assist prevention of urinary stress incontinence. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end, a proximal end, and a hollow interior section with a plurality of struts extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of struts helically curve as the plurality of struts extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of struts are twisted together and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of struts are extended outward into a convex position larger than the insertion diameter. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165602 | Pelvic Tissue Plication System - A bladder plication system to treat ISD in a patient is provided. The device can include a needle introducer device, and a plication device. The needle introducer device is advanced through the bladder, with the plication device contained and deployable within the needle introducer device. Once inserted in the bladder and positioned, the needle is passed through portions of the bladder wall. The plication device is then deployed through a distal end of the introducer device, wherein the bladder wall is folded near the inner sphincter to reduce forces on the bladder and resolve the patient's SUI. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165603 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Implantable devices are designed to provide support to the bulbar urethral region of a patient experiencing incontinence. Surgical methods are utilized to implant the devices, and surgical tools are utilized with the surgical methods. | 06-28-2012 |
20120190916 | ANCHORING DEVICE AND ITS IMPELEMENTATION - A method of providing ligamentory like support between two spaced locations in the body of a patient comprising fixing an anchor in each location, connecting the anchors by a filamentary element, adjusting the tension of the filamentary element between the locations to establish the desired spatial relationship between the locations to provide at least a supplementary ligamentory support between the locations. | 07-26-2012 |
20120203059 | Coated Pelvic Implant Device and Method - Implant systems and methods are provided to include a treatment material with a pelvic implant device. The pelvic implant device, such as an incontinence sling, can include the treatment coating combination of a material, such as Phosphorylcholine (PC), and an infection prevention material, such as InhibiZone® (IZ) technology. The treatment material can be coated onto, or impregnation or integrated with, polypropylene mesh in order to prevent infection and promote healing. | 08-09-2012 |
20120215058 | Implant Tension Adjustment System and Method - An implant or sling device is provided with a tension adjustment system. The adjustment system can include one or more small pressure bulbs placed against the inferior pubic rami for support. By palpating the bulbs (one on left and one on right), the pressure can be adjusted to control the tension of the implant. Other conduits, balloons, introduction tools, ports and fluid adjustment components and mechanisms can be included to provide selective adjustment of the tension of the implant relative to the supported tissue or organ. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MEDICAL IMPLANT TO AN ANATOMICAL LOCATION IN A PATIENT - Medical implant delivery devices and systems are disclosed. In general, an exemplary delivery device comprises a shaft and a handle. An exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their combinations are disclosed. Methods of using the above system in trans-obturator approaches are disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
20120238803 | Urethral Stent System and Method - A urethral stent device comprising a mechanical valve system is provided. The urethral stent device can be delivered up through the urethra via a flexible delivery tool. The valve mechanism is adapted to open when exposed to a certain amount of intraluminal pressure and can remain open until a desired cessation of fluid flow is achieved. | 09-20-2012 |
20120245411 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A PUSH TUBE FOR DELIVERING A URETHRAL SLING - Systems, methods and devices employing a push tube to deliver an implant are disclosed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253106 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253107 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253108 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253109 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253110 | Adjustable Tissue Support Member - A tissue support system including an implantable tissue support member is described. The tissue support member includes a tissue support portion, a first arm having a first end joined to a first end of the tissue support portion, a second arm having a first end joined to a second end of the tissue support portion, the second arm defining a lumen, a first tissue anchor fixed to a second end of the first arm, a second tissue anchor slidably positioned over the second arm, and a locking member disposed in the lumen of the second arm between the second tissue anchor and a second end of the second arm. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259159 | PESSARY DEVICE - A non-expandable pessary device, the pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a longitudinal axis, a maximum diameter, and a minimum diameter that is less than the maximum diameter. The pessary device has a pressure region adapted to extend between an anterior vaginal wall and a posterior vaginal wall of a user to provide pressure on the user's urethra through the vaginal wall. The pressure region includes the maximum diameter, and the maximum diameter is less than 25 mm. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259160 | PESSARY DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED COMFORT - A non-expandable intravaginal pessary device. The device has a top and a bottom, and a sidewall that extends between the top and the bottom. The sidewall, top and bottom form an outer periphery defining a total area of the device. The device has an interior that is substantially enclosed by the top, the bottom, and the sidewall. The sidewall has a convex bottom portion, a mid-section, and a convex top portion. The convex bottom portion connects the bottom to the mid-section, and the convex upper portion connects the top to the mid-section. The convex bottom portion has a maximum diameter of less than about 25 mm, and the mid-section has a maximum diameter less than the maximum diameter of the convex bottom portion. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259161 | PESSARY DEVICE WITH LONGITUDINAL FLEXIBILITY - An intravaginal pessary device. The device has a top, a mid-section, and a bottom. The device has a sidewall that extends between the top and the bottom, and the top, the bottom, and the sidewall form an outer periphery defining a total area of the device. The top has a first width and the mid-section has a second width, and the first width is greater than the second width. In addition, the top has a first flexibility and the mid-section has a second flexibility, and the first flexibility is greater than the second flexibility. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259162 | PESSARY DEVICE WITH IMPROVED PRESSURE PROFILE - A non-expandable intravaginal pessary device capable of providing varying pressure along the length of a woman's urethra when inserted into the woman's vagina. The device has a top, a bottom, and a sidewall that extends between the top and the bottom, and the sidewall, top and bottom form an enclosed outer periphery defining a total area of the device. The sidewall has a convex bottom portion, a mid-section, and a convex top portion. The convex bottom portion connects the bottom to the mid-section, the convex upper portion connects the top to the mid-section, and the convex bottom portion and the convex upper portion are capable of providing pressure to two distinct locations on a woman's urethra when inserted into a woman's vagina. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259164 | PESSARY DEVICE - A non-expandable intravaginal pessary device. The device has a top, a bottom, and a sidewall that extends between the top and the bottom. The top, bottom, and sidewall form an outer periphery defining a total enclosed area of the device. The device has a first region adapted to extend between an anterior vaginal wall and a posterior vaginal wall of a woman to provide pressure on the woman's urethra through the vaginal wall, the first region having a first width and a second region having a second width, wherein the first width is greater than the second width. In addition, the device applies a first pressure to a first portion of the urethra when inserted into the woman's vagina and applies a second pressure to a second portion of the urethra, wherein the second pressure is less than the first pressure. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259165 | LOBED PESSARY DEVICE - An intravaginal pessary device is provided. The device has a top, a bottom, a sidewall that extends between the top and bottom, and a length. The sidewall has a lower lobe, a mid-section, and an upper lobe. The lower lobe connects the bottom to the mid-section, the upper lobe connects the top to the mid-section, and the sidewall has curvilinear transitions from the upper lobe to the mid-section and from the mid-section to the lower lobe. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259166 | ARRAY OF PESSARY DEVICES - An array of non-expandable pessary devices. The array includes a first pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a sidewall extending between the top and the base, a longitudinal axis, a maximum diameter, and a minimum diameter that is less than the maximum diameter. The first pessary device has a pressure region adapted to extend between an anterior vaginal wall and a posterior vaginal wall of a user to provide pressure on the user's urethra through the vaginal wall, the pressure region comprising the maximum diameter, wherein the maximum diameter is less than 25 mm. The array also includes a second pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a sidewall extending between the top and the base, a longitudinal axis, a maximum diameter, and a minimum diameter that is less than the maximum diameter. The second pessary device has a pressure region adapted to extend between an anterior vaginal wall and a posterior vaginal wall of a user to provide pressure on the user's urethra through the vaginal wall, the pressure region comprising the maximum diameter, wherein the maximum diameter is less than 25 mm. The maximum diameter of the second pessary device can be greater than the maximum diameter of the first pessary device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259167 | SINGLE USE PESSARY DEVICES - A non-expandable single use pessary device. The pessary device has a top, a base, a length, an outer surface, a longitudinal axis, a maximum diameter, and a minimum diameter that is less than the maximum diameter. The pessary device includes a pressure region adapted to extend between an anterior vaginal wall and a posterior vaginal wall of a user to provide pressure on the user's urethra through the vaginal wall. The pressure region includes the maximum diameter. In addition, the outer surface includes a usage indicator that is visible to a user viewing the outer surface of the device after the device is removed from the user's vagina. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259169 | IMPLANTABLE SLING FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A method of treating incontinence in a male patient includes forming a non-scrotal incision in the male patient; traversing an anchor portion of an implant through the incision and through an obturator foramen of the male patient; securing the anchor portion of the implant to a ramus of the male patient; and placing a support portion of the implant in the incision to support a urethra of the male patient. | 10-11-2012 |
20120289768 | Anatomically Conforming Vaginal Insert - A vaginal insert formed from a composition that, prior to introduction to the vagina, has the physical properties of a liquid, semi-soft gel, paste, foam, or viscous material so that it can be effectively delivered to the vaginal canal. After introduction into the vagina, the composition will expand and/or solidify into a semi-solid or solid structure to substantially fill the entire “H” shaped space of the vagina and a portion of the rugal folds along the length of the vaginal canal. Upon solidifying, the composition defines an insert that, in one embodiment, is suitable for use as a tampon and, in another embodiment, is suitable for use as an incontinence device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296157 | MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING AN ARTIFICIAL CONTRACTILE STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a medical device including an artificial contractile structure which may be advantageously used to assist the functioning of a hollow organ. The medical device includes an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120310039 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE - An incontinence treatment device includes a urethral support and first and second connectors. The urethral support extends between a first end and a second end and has porosity that is configured to allow tissue in-growth through the urethral support. The first connector is attached to the first end of the urethral support and the second connector is attached to the second end of the urethral support. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is a cross-linked polymer connector having a glass transition temperature between 40-70 degrees Celsius. The cross-linked polymer connector has an initial length that is elongated to an implant length that is greater than the initial length. Means for heating the cross-linked polymer connector from an extracorporeal location through intact skin is provided, thereby shortening the cross-linked polymer connector. | 12-06-2012 |
20120316384 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE CONDITIONS - A method for treating pelvic organ prolapse conditions via a vaginal approach, including identifying the presumptive apex of the vagina and the ischial spine; pressing the presumptive apex of the vagina onto the ischial spine; while maintaining contact between the presumptive apex of the vagina and the sacrospinous ligament, continuously sweeping the presumptive apex of the vagina in a dorso-medial direction from the ischial spine along the sacrospinous ligament to a first location approximately two centimeters from the ischial spine; and while maintaining contact between the presumptive apex of the vagina and the sacrospinous ligament, attaching the presumptive apex to the sacrospinous ligament at the first location using a first tissue anchor. | 12-13-2012 |
20120316385 | BODILY IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF TREATING FECAL INCONTINENCE USING BODILY IMPLANTS - A bodily implant is provided that includes a support member and an arm member. The support member is configured to be placed within a body of a patient such that the support member surrounds a rectum of the patient. The arm member extends from the support member and is configured to be coupled to a portion of the body of the patient to help retain the support member in place within the body of the patient. | 12-13-2012 |
20120316386 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS - Described are devices, implants, kits, and related methods for treating pelvic conditions such as urinary in incontinence, in a male or a female patient. The invention includes, in one embodiment, a multi-piece implant, including a tissue support piece, extension portion, and one or more self-fixating tips. The device may be employed through a medial incision in the pelvic region of the patient. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323067 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are pelvic implants and methods of surgically placing pelvic implants, that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders by support of the levator. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006045 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE WITH PLICATION MECHANISM - An incontinence treatment device includes a support body and a plication mechanism attached to the support body. The device includes a first and second arms separated by a support zone. The plication mechanism is attached to the support zone and has a strand providing first and second end portions. The strand is removably coupled with a first location of the support zone and removably coupled with a separate second location of the support zone. The separate second location is spaced apart from the first location of the support zone by a central region. The support body is configured to contact tissue around a urethra and tension applied to both of the first and second end portions moves the first location of the support zone and the second location of the support zone to remove slack in the support body relative to the tissue around the urethra. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012765 | Adjustable Implant - An implantable support member having at least one adjusting portion operable for adjusting a length or tension of the support member after placement of support member anchors. The support member is operable to provide mid-urethral support for treating urinary incontinence. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018219 | Implant Systems with Tensioning Feedback - Pelvic or other types of implants are provided that can include tensioning feedback components or portions, such as color changing polymer materials, such as polyacetylene. The color changing polymer can be included with, coated on or otherwise provided with a portion of slings or implant devices to provide targeted feedback to the user or physician of the tension applied to a particular device. A first color can be used to indicate a first (initial) tension or compression stage, and a second color can be used to indicate tensioning of the device beyond a predefined threshold. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF FECAL INCONTINENCE - Disclosed herein are systems and methods of performing a sphincter repair in a patient. The methods can include inserting a stabilization and an anchor deployment tool into the patient, positioning the stabilization tool to access a muscle associated with a sphincter, stabilizing tissue with the stabilization tool, the tissue including or in communication with the muscles associated with the sphincter, advancing the anchor deployment tool into the tissue cavity, advancing the plurality of tissue anchors out of the anchor deployment tool and transmurally through the tissue; tensioning the anchors to shorten the muscle associated with the sphincter, and withdrawing the stabilization tool from the patient. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023724 | Pelvic Implant System and Method - Systems and methods are provided and adapted to engage and pull (e.g., pull up) or reposition paraurethral support tissue, such as the perineal membrane. The perineal membrane intersects the urethra and vagina at the midurethra or distal location and can thus be stabilized or controlled in a manner that helps restore continence. As such, the implants can be utilized to eliminate the need for mesh or other supportive structures under the urethra that is common with other incontinence slings. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023725 | INSERTION NEEDLE - An insertion needle that is turnably mounted on a handle, which holds the insertion needle, wherein the insertion needle includes a turn arm that turns so as to face the tip of the insertion needle, and a target site that guides the insertion needle provided on the tip of the turn arm, and is further provided with: through-holes in two locations that are provided separated in the longitudinal direction of the tip of the insertion needle; an indentation formed between these through-holes; and a groove in the direction from the tip of the insertion needle toward the base of the insertion needle. Furthermore, the insertion needle is suitably used in urinary incontinence surgery, pelvic organ prolapse surgery or the like. | 01-24-2013 |
20130035542 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES, TOOLS AND METHODS FOR ANATOMICAL SUPPORT - An implantable device for anatomical support includes a sling, a first interconnecting member that is coupled to the sling, and a second interconnecting member that is coupled to the sling. An adjustable anchor is slidably coupled to the first interconnecting member to permit bidirectional movement along the first interconnecting member, and configured to exert a compressive force generating frictional interference between the adjustable anchor and the first interconnecting member, to inhibit the bi-directional movement of the adjustable anchor along the first interconnecting member unless sufficient force is applied to overcome the frictional interference. Also, a fixed anchor is fixedly coupled to the second interconnecting member. | 02-07-2013 |
20130041207 | SHAPE MEMORY CONTROLLER - An apparatus for selectively opening and closing a body lumen within a patient's body is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate member and a shape memory element. The elongate member is configured to at least partially surround the body lumen and defines a lumen. The shape memory element is disposed of adjacent to the lumen defined by the elongate member. Further, the shape memory element is adapted to change its configuration based on a change in temperature. These changes in the configuration of the shape memory element causes selective the apparatus to move between a first configuration and a second configuration. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041208 | SURGICAL ARTICLES FOR PLACING AN IMPLANT ABOUT A TUBULAR TISSUE STRUCTURE AND METHODS - A minimally invasive surgical instrument for placing an implantable article about a tubular tissue structure is disclosed. The surgical instrument is particularly useful for treating urological disorders such as incontinence. Surgical methods using the novel instrument are also described. | 02-14-2013 |
20130046132 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE WITH PUBIC ARM ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An implant includes a support body defining a longitudinal axis, two transverse arms, two pubic arms, and a pubic arm attachment mechanism. The two transverse arms are aligned on a common transverse axis of the implant. The two pubic arms include a first pubic arm spaced a distance apart from a second pubic arm and both the first and second pubic arms are parallel to the longitudinal axis. The pubic arm attachment mechanism is attached to an end of each of the first and second pubic arms. Each of the first and second pubic arms has an arm length that is less than a body length of the support body. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046133 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE WITH PUBIC ARM ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An implant includes a support body defining a longitudinal axis, two transverse arms, two pubic arms, and a pubic arm attachment mechanism. The two transverse arms are aligned on a common transverse axis of the implant. The two pubic arms include a first pubic arm spaced a distance apart from a second pubic arm and both the first and second pubic arms are parallel to the longitudinal axis. The pubic arm attachment mechanism is attached to an end of each of the first and second pubic arms. Each of the first and second pubic arms has an arm length that is less than a body length of the support body. | 02-21-2013 |
20130053626 | Fecal Incontinence Treatment Device and Method - Various embodiments of an implant system for treating fecal incontinence are provided. The devices and systems can include a mesh or like device that can include a variable porosity to control the degree of expansion of the anal canal. The mesh can be constructed at least in part of patterned strut members allowing for various geometric configurations, with varying load and tension properties for the designated portions of the device according to the needs for a particular patient application. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060078 | BODILY IMPLANT WITH TENSION INDICATOR - A bodily implant is provided to support body tissues of a patient. The bodily implant includes a strip having a first portion and a second portion. The strip is configured to be stretched in a manner such that the second portion is stretched from a first length to a second length. The second portion of the strip is configured to maintain the second length. The strip is further configured to be disposed proximate to the patient's body tissues. | 03-07-2013 |
20130079586 | Expandable Implant System - Various embodiments of a sling implant system are provided. Embodiments of the implants can include one or more collapsibility and expandability features or portions adapted to improve introduction and deployment of the implant within the patient. The implants can be folded, collapsed or otherwise reduced in size or construct to fit within a delivery tool or catheter for later expandability upon deployment of the implant. | 03-28-2013 |
20130090521 | TIMED-RELEASE TENSIONED OR COMPRESSED FIBERS - A timed-release tensioned core-shell fiber comprises a core positioned within a shell. The shell is configured to hold the core under said tension or compression. The shell is at least partially removable and releases at least a portion of the tension or compression of the core in response to the shell being removed. The shell is at least partially removable by erosion or degradation due to mechanical, chemical, electrical, physical, or thermal processes, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the erosion or degradation of the shell may include biodegradation, bioerosion, photooxidation, or photodegradation. A fiber mesh comprised of core-shell fibers may be tuned for timed release of contraction or expansion forces in response to timed release of tension or compression of the core. The fiber mesh may be used in a medical device, bandage, implant, tissue construct, or sling. A suture may also comprise a core-shell fiber. | 04-11-2013 |
20130116498 | SURGICAL SLINGS - The invention relates generally to surgical implants, and in various embodiments to surgical implants configured for promoting growth of well-organized collagenous tissue at an anatomical site. | 05-09-2013 |
20130144113 | METHOD OF TREATING ANAL INCONTINENCE - A method for treating anal incontinence is provided, in which a support member is implanted in a tissue pathway extending from a first location posterior to and adjacent the anus, through the perineum anterior to the anus and terminating at a location posterior to and adjacent the anus opposite the first location. | 06-06-2013 |
20130150662 | BODILY IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY AND PLACEMENT OF BODILY IMPLANTS INTO A PATIENT'S BODY - A method and device for the treatment of fecal incontinence is disclosed. The method includes disposing a bodily implant proximate to an anal canal of a patient. The bodily implant has a strip extending along a length between a first end portion and a second end portion. The strip has a set of first projections and a set of second projections extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal edge of the strip, such that the set of the first projections are inclined toward the second end portion of the strip and the set of the second projections are inclined toward the first end portion of the strip. | 06-13-2013 |
20130172664 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE EMPTYING OF THE BLADDER OF A PATIENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for supporting the emptying of the bladder of a patient, the device comprising: an essentially stiff dome-shaped surrounding element for surrounding at least a part of the bladder having a variable volume, the device comprising at least one sensor for detecting the filling level of the bladder, the surrounding element being connectable with the bladder at a lower end of the surrounding element in a fluid-tight manner, so that an inner reservoir is defined in a hollow space between the surrounding element and the wall of the bladder. | 07-04-2013 |
20130204075 | Pelvic Implant System and Method - Systems and methods are provided and adapted to engage and pull (e.g., pull up) or reposition urethral support tissue, such as the portion of the perineal membrane above or below the urethra. The perineal membrane intersects the urethra and vagina at the midurethra or distal location and can thus be stabilized or controlled in a manner that helps restore continence. | 08-08-2013 |
20130217954 | ADJUSTABLE MEDICAL ASSEMBLY FOR IMPLANT TENSION ADJUSTMENT - The present invention discloses a medical assembly and method to deliver and place a bodily implant inside a patient's body. The medical assembly includes an insertion tool such that a portion of the insertion tool defines a lumen. The medical assembly further includes a carrier configured to be coupled to the insertion tool and including a passageway. The medical assembly also includes a flexible elongate member configured to pass through the passageway of the carrier and the lumen. The elongate member is also configured to be coupled to the bodily implant such that a portion of the elongate member between the bodily implant and the carrier defines a length. | 08-22-2013 |
20130225916 | TUBULAR IMPLANTABLE SLING AND RELATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES - The invention generally relates to surgically implantable supportive slings. More specifically, in various embodiments, the invention is directed to systems, devices and methods relating to surgically implantable supportive sling having an adjustable shape. | 08-29-2013 |
20130231523 | SYSTEM FOR TREATING A PATIENT HAVING AN INTESTINAL DISORDER - Where an implanted reservoir ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130231524 | Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same - A method of treating urinary incontinence includes making an incision and exposing urethral tissue in a patient and employing a tool to place an implant into the incision. The method also includes coupling a first end of the implant to the tool and directing the tool and the first end of the implant through a first obturator foramen of the patient and following the same approach on a contralateral side of the patient thus suspending the implant between the first obturator foramen and the second obturator foramen of the patient. The method additionally includes elevating a urethra of the patient with a central portion of the implant, and securing the first end of the implant relative to a first descending ramus of the patient and securing the second end of the implant relative to a second descending ramus of the patient. | 09-05-2013 |
20130253259 | INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF A MESH CARRIER - An insertion device includes an elongate member and a stylet. The elongate member has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and defines a lumen therethrough. The stylet has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and is slidably coupled to the elongate member. The stylet is configured to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member. The proximal end portion of the stylet is configured to removably couple a mesh carrier thereto. A portion of the proximal end portion of the stylet is disposed outside of the lumen of the elongate member when the stylet is in its first position and is disposed within the lumen when the stylet is in its second position. | 09-26-2013 |
20130253260 | SURGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED IMPLANTS AND METHODS - Described are implants and tools for use in treating pelvic conditions such as incontinence, including urinary incontinence in a male or female, for example an incontinence sling and delivery system that can include a sling implant and delivery tool system, wherein the implant can include a mesh sling and one or more anchors provided at or extending from a portion of the sling to facilitate tissue fixation; the delivery tool system can include at least a tunneler having a lumen, and an insertion tool; and wherein useful methods can involve inserting the tunneler through an incision and into a pelvic region of a patient, connecting the insertion tool to the sling, and inserting the sling into the tunneler to place the sling to provide tissue support. | 09-26-2013 |
20130267768 | SLING DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus and method of use are disclosed to treat urological disorders. The biocompatible device includes a handle, needle, dilator and sling assembly configured to be minimally invasive and provide sufficient support to the target site. In addition, the configuration of the sling assembly also allows the sling to be adjusted during and/or after implantation. The device and treatment procedure are highly effective and produce little to no side effects or complications. Further, operative risks, pain, infections and post operative stays are reduced, thereby improving patient quality of life. | 10-10-2013 |
20130281766 | METHOD OF TREATING INCONTINENCE AND TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING NON-POROUS CUFF AND EXTENDING MEMBERS - A method of treating urinary incontinence includes making an incision and exposing tissue of a urethra. The method additionally includes inserting a non-porous sheet into the incision and forming a cuff around the urethra with the non-porous sheet by directing a first end of the non-porous sheet through a slot formed in a second end of the non-porous sheet. The method additionally includes directing an extending member that is attached to the non-porous sheet to a location exterior of a pelvis. The method further includes configuring the cuff to tighten around the urethra when pulling on the first end of the non-porous sheet, and configuring the cuff to be loosely positioned around the urethra when pulling on the extending member. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281767 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING NON-POROUS CUFF AND EXTENDING MEMBERS - An incontinence treatment device includes a non-porous support and an extending member. The non-porous support has a first end portion provided with a slot and a second end portion. The second end portion is insertable through the slot to form a cuff that is configured for placement around a urethra of a user. The extending member is attached to the support at a junction located between the first end portion and the second end portion. Tension applied to the second end portion is adapted to draw the junction toward the slot to tighten the cuff and thus provide the user with a continent state. Tension applied to the extending member is adapted to draw the juncture away from the slot and expand the cuff and thus allow the user to urinate. | 10-24-2013 |
20130296638 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING NON-POROUS SUB-URETHRAL SLING - An incontinence treatment device includes a non-porous sub-urethral sling provided with an adjustment device. The device includes first and second anchors coupled to the sling. The second anchor includes a channel formed through the second anchor and a restrictor segment provided in the channel. The adjustment device is movable through the channel formed through the second anchor. The resistor segment is configured to resist movement of the adjustment device through the channel. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296639 | System for Delivering Anchors for Treating Incontinence - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating incontinence. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for distracting and/or retracting the urethra or tissues proximate thereto, or to maintain a position of a urethra in response to intra-abdominal pressures. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296640 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems and methods are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). And more generally, systems and methods are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems and methods include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure having a first end and a second end for attachment to a patient. A first fastener is coupled to the first end and includes at least one retractable barb for attachment to the patient. The retractable barb may include a member forming an internal aperture through which tissue growth may occur, thereby improving holding strength for the system. A second fastener is coupled to the second end and includes at least one retractable barb for attachment to the patient. Removable fasteners including retractable barbs or equivalents thereof permit removal of the structure from the patient without damage to the structure as well as limiting trauma to the patient. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296641 | Method and Apparatus for Securing a Urethral Sling to Pubic Bone - Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130303839 | MEDICAL SLINGS - A medical sling made from material that is suitably shaped for use in a medical application has sides, portions of which are smoothed to prevent abrasion of surrounding tissue. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303840 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems and methods are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). And more generally, systems and methods are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems and methods include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient, the structure having a generally rectangular shape and having extending therefrom a plurality of arms. The exemplary system also may include a plurality of fasteners, each including at least one retractable barb. | 11-14-2013 |
20130324789 | IMPLANT INSERTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - An implant insertion system includes an implant, such as a surgical mesh, having at least one insertion tip secured to the implant. Each insertion tip has a tapered distal end, a proximal end, a base extending proximally from the tapered distal end, and a central lumen formed in the base having an opening facing the proximal end of the insertion tip. The system includes an insertion device having an outer shaft and a latching assembly provided at a distal end of the outer shaft that is insertable into the opening of the central lumen for selectively locking the insertion tip to the latching assembly. The latching assembly has an outer dimension that is changeable from expanded state for locking the insertion tip to the latching assembly to a non-expanded state for unlocking the insertion tip from the latching assembly. | 12-05-2013 |
20140031610 | SURGICAL SLINGS - The invention relates generally to surgical implants, and in various embodiments to surgical implants configured for promoting growth of collagenous tissue at an anatomical site. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039242 | PATIENT-MANIPULABLE DEVICE FOR AMELIORATING INCONTINENCE - An implantable device arranged to contact the urethral sphincter allows for manipulation of the device from outside the body by the patient. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046122 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING AND TENSIONING A URETHRAL SLING TO PUBIC BONE - Improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone in a sub-urethral location to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. The urethral sling is preferably formed of a flexible sheet material extending between opposed first and second sling ends and bounded by opposed first and second sling sides. The urethral sling is selectively tensioned in a central portion intermediate the first and second sling ends and/or in one or both of end portions bracketing the central portion. In one embodiment, pre-positioned plicating lines in the central portion are selectively drawn and tied to slacken the central portion and tension the end portions. In further embodiments, bone anchor lines passed through locations displaced from the sling ends are drawn and fixed to tension the central portion between the displaced locations and slacken the end portions. | 02-13-2014 |
20140058193 | Adjustable Tissue Support Member - An adjustable single-incision sling system, includes a tissue support portion, a first tissue anchor, and a second tissue anchor. The first tissue anchor connects to the tissue support portion via a first arm, which spaces the first tissue anchor from the tissue support portion a fixed first distance. The second tissue anchor connects to the tissue support portion via a second arm, which has a free end passing through the second tissue anchor spacing the second tissue anchor from the tissue support portion a variable second distance, such that movement of the free end with respect to the second tissue anchor decreases the second distance. | 02-27-2014 |
20140073843 | METHOD FOR TREATING FECAL INCONTINENCE - A method for treating fecal incontinence in a body of a mammal having a rectum formed by a rectal wall extending to an anus wherein the rectal wall includes a sphincter muscle surrounding the anus. At least one nonaqueous solution is introduced into the rectal wall in the vicinity of the anus. A nonbiodegradable solid is formed in the rectal wall from the at least one nonaqueous solution. | 03-13-2014 |
20140088342 | Artificial Sphincter and Intragastric Suspended Balloon - A system of medical devices implantable in the human body using transabdominal gastroscopy surgery to repair failing sphincters and to prevent obesity. A stainless steel non-magnetic spring covered with silicon or other long-term tissue friendly plastic can be installed in place of a natural sphincter by tunneling through a non-functional natural sphincter and pulling the artificial sphincter into the tunnel to form a ring. The device can be tied on the end with suture to form a permanent structure. Without pressure, the device will be continuously closed; however, it will open under natural pressure on it just as a natural sphincter. A intragastric suspended balloon can be sutured into the stomach to cut appetite. The balloon can be roughly the shape of a pepper and take up room in the stomach without closing it off. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088343 | Film Encapsulated Pelvic Implant System and Method - Various embodiments of an implant devices and systems are provided. The implant devices can include a mesh or implant encapsulated or otherwise coated, in whole or in part, with a film or coating. The coating or film can include methylcellulose or ethylcellulose to provide tissue regeneration as a hydrogel, while also providing a stiff polymer film when dry. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088344 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 03-27-2014 |
20140100417 | INTRAVAGINAL DEVICE WITHDRAWAL ASSEMBLY - An intravaginal device having an aperture and a withdrawal assembly. The withdrawal assembly has a withdrawal member and an obstruction. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100418 | MAGNETIC INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE - An incontinence treatment device includes a band attached to a pendant. The band is implantable around a portion of a urethra and has a first magnet connected to a first end portion of the band and a second magnet connected to a second end portion of the band. The pendant is connected to and extends from the band. The pendant has a shape that configures the pendant to be implantable into a scrotum and a thickness that configures the pendant to be implantable into a labia. The pendant encloses a switch and a power source that are electrically coupled to the first magnet and the second magnet. The switch has an on position to constrict the band around the urethra and an off position in which substantially zero current is provided to decouple the first magnet from the second magnet. | 04-10-2014 |
20140107403 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE - An incontinence treatment system includes a urethral support extending between a first end and a second end, a first connector attached to the first end of the urethral support and a second connector attached to the second end of the urethral support, and an energy source. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is a cross-linked polymer connector having a glass transition temperature between 40-70 degrees Celsius. In this regard, the cross-linked polymer connector is stretched to provide a stretched cross-linked polymer connector having a product length. The energy source is adapted to provide energy from an extracorporeal location through intact skin to shorten the stretched cross-linked polymer connector to an implant length that is less than the product length. | 04-17-2014 |
20140121454 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES RELATING TO IMPLANTABLE SUPPORTIVE SLINGS - The invention provides, in various embodiments, aspects of soft tissue anchors, adjustable length/tension slings, interconnects between slings and soft tissue anchors, delivery devices and systems for implanting supportive slings, and methods relating to anchoring, adjusting and implanting supportive slings. | 05-01-2014 |
20140128662 | MALE INCONTINENCE TREATMENT SYSTEM - An incontinence treatment system for a male patient includes a support, a brace attachable to the support, and an introducer provided to deliver an anchor through the support and into periosteum tissue over a pubic bone of the pelvis of the male patient. The brace includes a base portion, a first post extending from the base portion and a second post extending from the base portion. A first hanger is attached to an end portion of the first post and a second hanger attached to an end portion of the second post. A first slot is formed between the end portion of the first post and the first hanger and a second slot formed between the end portion of the second post and the second hanger. The hangers are insertable into pockets formed in a pair of longitudinal arms of the support. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128663 | PELVIC IMPLANT WITH SUSPENDING SYSTEM - A urethral stabilization system includes a suspending member attached between a stabilizer and support member. The support member is implantable into a patient to support a urethra. A first suspending member is attached between a first end of the support member and a first stabilizer, and a second suspending member is attached between a second end of the support member and a second stabilizer. A first thread member continuously extends between a first end that is attached to the first stabilizer and a second end of the first thread member that is free, and a second thread member continuously extending between a first end that is attached to the second stabilizer and a second end of the second thread member that is free. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128664 | ADJUSTABLE TENSION INCONTINENCE SLING ASSEMBLIES - Systems for providing support to body tissue to alleviate incontinence are disclosed that comprise an elongated incontinence sling having a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support any one of the urethra or anus and first and second sling end portions extending from the central support portion through body tissue and a tension adjustment mechanism acting on or within one or both of the sling end portions. The sling tension adjustment mechanism comprises one or more of a sling tensioning suture or band, a tensioning device coupled to a suture or band free end, a tissue anchor coupled to one or more of a suture free end and a sling end, a mesh fold, a suture tube, and a sling sheath in various combinations. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128665 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING NON-POROUS SUB-URETHRAL SLING - An incontinence treatment device includes a non-porous sling located between two anchors. A first line is attached between a first end of the sling and the first anchor, and a second line is attached to a second end of the sling and inserted through a channel of the second anchor. The second anchor is provided with a restrictor segment provided in the channel. The second line has an adjustment device attached to the second line and the restrictor segment is configured to resist movement of the adjustment device through the channel. The adjustment device is movable through the channel from a first position that locates the adjustment device between the second anchor and the sling to a second position that locates the second anchor between the adjustment device and the sling to thereby reduce an effective length of the sling between the first and second anchors. | 05-08-2014 |
20140142368 | PELVIC IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS - Described are surgical implants that include a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support pelvic tissue, between mesh end portions adapted to be passed through body tissue, wherein edges of the end portions exhibit extensions that are resistant to deformation. | 05-22-2014 |
20140155687 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). More generally, systems are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient utilizing at least one retractable barb. | 06-05-2014 |
20140171730 | TRANS-VAGINAL SLING DELIVERY DEVICE - Technologies are generally provided for a trans-vaginal sling delivery device for deploying a sub-urethral sling to treat urinary incontinence. A delivery tool coupled with an interior of a delivery tube may be advanced through the vagina, and a pointed end of the delivery tube may puncture the vaginal wall. A sub-urethral sling may be attached to the delivery tube, and the sling may be longitudinally wrapped into a reduced delivery profile around the delivery tool within the delivery tube. The delivery tube may include a longitudinal slit opening, and the sling may be deployed from the delivery tool by rotating the delivery tool. Two delivery tubes and delivery tools may be employed to deploy each end of the sling, such that each end of the sling may be anchored on a right and left side of the urethra with a portion of the sling supporting the urethra from beneath. | 06-19-2014 |
20140179987 | Kit for Placing Fixation Devices - A fixation device can be delivered to the body of a patient by coupling the fixation device to a delivery instrument at a head of the fixation device. Engaging the fixation device to the delivery instrument at the fixation device's head allows the fixation device to be secured to a tissue and/or ligament of the patient. The fixation device can be a sling for placement around the bladder neck of a female patient. | 06-26-2014 |
20140194676 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An implantable device includes a body member having a bottom side that is parallel to a top side; a pair of legs extending from the bottom side of the body member; and a pair of arms extending from the body member perpendicular to the pair of legs and a second arm extending from the body member perpendicular to the pair of legs. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200392 | TRANS-URETHRAL SLING DELIVERY DEVICE - Technologies are generally provided for a trans-urethral sling delivery device for deploying a sub-urethral sling to support a urethra to treat urinary incontinence. A trocar and a delivery tube may be advanced through the urethra, and the trocar may puncture a hole in the urethral wall. The delivery tube may be configured to form a curved position such that a curved portion may extend from the hole in the urethral wall into an area surrounding the urethra near the bladder. A sub-urethral sling may be attached to a flexible delivery tool in a reduced delivery profile, and the flexible delivery tool with the attached sub-urethral sling may be advanced through the curved delivery tube. The delivery tube may be rotated to enable the delivery tool to anchor each end of the sub-urethral sling on each side of the urethra with a portion of the sling supporting the urethra from beneath. | 07-17-2014 |
20140221731 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLING DELIVERY AND PLACEMENT - The invention, in various embodiments, is directed to systems, devices, and methods relating to pre-pubic approaches to delivering a supportive sling to periurethral tissue of a patient. | 08-07-2014 |
20140221732 | Method of removing an inflated implant - An inflated implant within an anatomical structure, such as the bladder, may require removal. A method of removing an inflated implant from an anatomical structure can include any of a number of different steps. A removal device can be placed within the anatomical structure. The implant is located within the anatomical structure. After it is located, the implant can be engaged by arms of the removal device. A portion of a surface of the implant can be compromised such that an inflation substance within the implant can escape. The inflation substance can be removed out of the implant through a deflation tube in at least one of the arms used to engage the implant. The implant can then be removed from the anatomical structure. | 08-07-2014 |
20140221733 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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 implants that are useful for anchoring an implant to tissue. | 08-07-2014 |
20140235932 | ADJUSTABLE SLING AND METHOD OF TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Systems for providing support within the pelvic region of a patient. The systems can include an elongated incontinence sling having a central support portion adapted to be positioned to support any one of the urethra or anus, and a sling tension adjustment mechanism operatively attached to the elongated sling. The sling tension adjustment mechanism can include a plunger device adapted for traversal within an interior of the housing, and an inflatable bladder provided within the housing to selectively control traversal of the plunger. Alternatively, the adjustment mechanism can include a bobbin device within the housing and one or more retention devices to selectively restrict unwinding of a suture from the bobbin device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140249361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NERVE STIMULATION - A system and method for stimulating a target such as a nerve, wherein the system includes a first waveform generator adapted to generate a first waveform having a frequency capable of stimulating a predetermined target of the mammal, a second waveform generator adapted to generate a carrier waveform having a frequency capable of passing through tissue of the mammal, a modulation device electrically coupled to the first and second waveform generators and adapted to modulate the first and carrier waveforms to create a modulated waveform, and an electrode electrically coupled to the modulation device and positioned substantially adjacent to skin of the mammal, and adapted to apply the modulated waveform thereto. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249362 | IMPLANTABLE MESH COMBINING BIODEGRADABLE AND NON-BIODEGRADABLE FIBERS - Disclosed are mesh materials adapted for use in an implantable sling. The mesh materials include biodegradable and non-degradable components that may be adapted to facilitate scar-tissue ingrowth as the biodegradable components degrade. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257021 | INCONTINENCE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - An implant assembly for treating incontinence in a patient may include an implant and an elongated member. The implant may include a first arm, a second arm, and a central portion, the first and second arms extending from the central portion. The elongated member may extend along the first arm. The elongated member may include a tail portion at a first end portion of the elongated member, the tail portion having a planar portion, at least part of the tail portion extending beyond the central portion of the implant in a direction opposite from a direction that the first arm extends from the central portion of the implant, an envelope portion, the envelope portion defining a lumen through which the first arm extends, and a window portion comprising a single planar portion extending from the envelope portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257022 | DEVICES FOR DELIVERING IMPLANTS - This invention generally relates to devices and methods that allow an operator to deliver a suture and an implant coupled to the suture into the body of a patient without the need for direct-vision of the operator. In one aspect, a medical device includes a receiving arm that releasably holds an implant or suture in place for capture and a clamping arm that includes a needle deployment mechanism for advancing a needle directly to the implant for capture and for retracting the needle with the implant attached to deliver the implant into the desired location. The receiving arm includes a cavity with inner walls that are angled to direct the needle through the opening after the advancing needle pierces and goes through tissue of the patient. The angled walls facilitate movement of the needle into a position within the cavity where the implant gets engaged with the needle. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257023 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMPLANT ASSEMBLIES FOR IMPLANT CAPTURE - This invention generally relates to devices and methods that allow an operator to position an implant into the body of a patient without the need for direct-vision of the operator or the need to hand-guide a needle in order to capture an implant. In one aspect, a multi-arm delivery device includes a receiving arm that releasably holds an implant in place for capture and a clamping arm that includes a needle deployment mechanism for advancing a needle directly to the implant for capture and for retracting the needle with the implant attached to deliver the implant into the desired location. In one embodiment, the needle includes a plurality of retaining slots. In another embodiment, an end portion of the implant is configured to receive a needle into the end portion and at least some of the end portion of the implant is configured to be retained into one or more retaining slots of the needle. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257024 | INCONTINENCE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - According to an example embodiment, an implant assembly may include a first handle, a first elongated member defining a first lumen, and a tissue support member extending through the first lumen of the first elongated member, the tissue support member including a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the first handle. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257025 | INCONTINENCE SLING, DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention discloses a medical assembly and method for the delivery of an implant inside a patient's body. The medical assembly includes a sling assembly including a dilator and an implant. The dilator can be configured to be coupled to the implant. The dilator includes a proximal portion and a distal portion such that the proximal portion includes a first locking feature. The medical assembly includes a delivery device configured to deliver the sling assembly. The delivery device includes a needle and a handle having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion of the handle includes a second locking feature configured to releasably mate with the first locking feature and inhibit axial movement of the dilator with respect to the delivery device. The first locking feature is sized to frictionally retain the second locking feature. | 09-11-2014 |
20140275745 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF DELIVERING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - In some implementations, a medical device includes a clamp component and a strap. The clamp component has a portion configured to be placed around a urethra of a patient. The clamp component includes a first end portion configured to be lockably coupled to a second end portion of the clamp component. The strap has a portion extending between a first portion of the portion of the clamp component and a second portion of the portion of the clamp component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288361 | TRANSOBTURATOR METHODS FOR INSTALLING SLING TO TREAT INCONTINENCE, AND RELATED DEVICES - Described are methods of treating urinary incontinence using a urinary sling and a tissue path that passes through the obturator foramen, along with related surgical implants, devices, systems, and kits. | 09-25-2014 |
20140303429 | SELF-ANCHORING SLING AND INTRODUCER SYSTEM - A system for supporting the urethra using an introducer needle, the ends of which are flattened and which have openings therethrough, a handle having a latch mechanism which engages the opening in the flattened portion of the first end of the introducer needle, an implant, and a connector joining the end of the implant to the flattened portion of one of the ends of the introducer needle. These components are used to draw the implant into position, either through vaginal or abdominal incisions, to form a U-shaped loop beneath the urethra. The ends of the implant are adjusted to provide proper support for the urethra. The implant can have slits that open under applied tensile force. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303430 | SELF-ANCHORING SLING AND INTRODUCER SYSTEM - A system for supporting the urethra using an introducer needle, the ends of which are flattened and which have openings therethrough, a handle having a latch mechanism which engages the opening in the flattened portion of the first end of the introducer needle, an implant, and a connector joining the end of the implant to the flattened portion of one of the ends of the introducer needle. These components are used to draw the implant into position, either through vaginal or abdominal incisions, to form a U-shaped loop beneath the urethra. The ends of the implant are adjusted to provide proper support for the urethra. | 10-09-2014 |
20140309485 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are devices, implants, insertion tools, combinations, and associated methods, that involve placement of a self-fixating tip at tissue of the pelvic region, wherein an insertion tool includes one or more of an aperture for engaging a guide and an extension guard, the method optionally allowing for initial placement of a self-fixating tip at tissue of the pelvic region and adjustment of the location of the self-fixating tip. | 10-16-2014 |
20140336450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A PUSH TUBE FOR DELIVERING A URETHRAL SLING - In a general aspect, a method of treating urinary incontinence can include slidably interfitting a first push tube into a first dilator tube disposed at an end of a sling assembly and slidably interfitting the first push tube onto an end of a shaft of a delivery device. The method can also include inserting the shaft transvaginally through a vaginal wall and removing the shaft to implant a portion of the sling assembly in periurethral tissue. The method can also include slidably interfitting a second push tube into a second dilator tube disposed at a second end of the sling assembly and slidably interfitting the second push tube onto the end of the shaft. The method can still further include inserting the shaft transvaginally through the vaginal wall and removing the shaft from the patient to implant a second portion of the sling assembly in periurethral tissue. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336451 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PELVIC SURGERY - The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence. | 11-13-2014 |
20140357940 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364684 | KNIT WITH STRIPS WITHOUT BARBS, METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND PROSTHESES MADE FROM SAID KNIT - The present invention relates to an openwork prosthetic knit ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140371521 | IMPLANTABLE SLINGS - The present disclosure describes implantable slings suitable for use in a variety of medical applications, the implantable slings include at least one a biocompatible support member having a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces including a first end, a second end, and a central region positioned therebetween, a first set of fixation elements positioned on the first end of the first surface, a second set of fixation elements positioned on the second end of the first surface, and a spacer positioned on the central region of the first surface for contacting a tissue in need of support. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378746 | ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER - An implantable artificial sphincter for installation onto a duct of an organ in an animal body comprising an elongate tube having a first end and a second end, and having a magnet moveable therein between the first end and the second end; a metallic part located adjacent one end; and a flexible loop extending through the other end and affixed to the internal magnet. | 12-25-2014 |
20140378747 | MEDICAL SLINGS - A sling in accordance with the invention includes a synthetic material and a non-synthetic material positioned adjacent thereto. The non-synthetic material may be wrapped around or may be attached to the synthetic material. Additionally, the non-synthetic material may include slits. Methods for making such slings are also described. | 12-25-2014 |
20150011820 | PUNCTURE DEVICE AND PUNCTURE APPARATUS - A puncture device and method are disclosed, the puncture device includes a puncture member having a puncture needle for puncturing a biological tissue, a shaft portion, and a connection portion for connecting the puncture needle and the shaft portion to each other. The puncture needle includes a needle main body for puncturing the biological tissue, and an extension needle provided for movement relative to the needle main body along a longitudinal direction of the needle main body and configured to puncture the biological tissue. The puncture device includes, as extension means for moving the extension needle in a direction toward the distal end of the needle main body with respect to the needle main body to extend the puncture needle, and/or a pusher for pushing the extension needle to move in the direction toward the distal end of the needle main body. | 01-08-2015 |
20150018602 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND IMPLANTS FOR TREATING PROLAPSE OR INCONTINENCE - Described are pelvic implants, systems including the implant and a delivery tool, and methods for the treatment of incontinence or prolapse. The implant has an expansion member associated with a support portion and a tensioning member along an extension portion of the implant. Systems and methods for treating incontinence or prolapse that include a composition having non-absorbable fibers of different sizes that can be applied to and set on an implant are also provided. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018603 | MALE URETHRAL PROSTHESIS WITH TENSIONING MEMBER - The present invention provides a urethral prosthesis including a first and a second arm that join to form a junction, and a stem that is also joined to the junction. The junction is adapted to exert sufficient pressure on a portion of a patient's urethra to prevent unintentional voiding of the patient's bladder. However, upon exerting a tension force on the stem, the pressure exerted by the junction is reduced such that the patient's bladder may be intentionally voided. | 01-15-2015 |
20150031943 | UROLOGICAL DEVICE - A urological device comprises a urological valve having a plurality of valve leaflets with a region of co-aption between the valve leaflets. The valve has a normally closed configuration in which the valve leaflets are engaged at the region of co-aption and an open configuration in which the leaflets are separated at the co-aption region for fluid flow through the valve. The valve is automatically movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to applied urological pressure. | 01-29-2015 |
20150031944 | Surgical Articles and Methods - Surgical instruments, implantable articles and surgical procedures disclosed for treating medical disorders, particularly incontinence. Improved surgical sling procedures are disclosed. Novel surgical instruments and kits for use in sling procedures are also disclosed. The present invention affords options for surgeons with concomitant advantages to the patient and the healthcare provider. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038777 | TRANSOBTURATOR SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS - A surgical instrument for treating incontinence includes a handle portion elongate along a handle axis and a needle portion connected to the handle portion. The needle portion has a spacer portion along the handle axis, and has a distal end. The needle portion includes a substantially helical portion that is a variable spiral portion, extending from the straight spacer portion. The variable spiral portion is sized and shaped to extend from an incision substantially adjacent the patient's obturator foramen through the obturator foramen along a path in a region between the superior pubic ramus and the inferior pubic ramus. The needle portion has a structure near the distal end that associates the instrument with an implantable material configured to treat incontinence. | 02-05-2015 |
20150065790 | METHOD FOR TREATING FECAL INCONTINENCE - A method for treating fecal incontinence in a body of a mammal having a rectum formed by a rectal wall extending to an anus wherein the rectal wall includes a sphincter muscle surrounding the anus. At least one nonaqueous solution is introduced into the rectal wall in the vicinity of the anus. A nonbiodegradable solid is formed in the rectal wall from the at least one nonaqueous solution. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073206 | PUNCTURE DEVICE AND PUNCTURE APPARATUS - A puncture device, a puncture apparatus, and a method are disclosed, the puncture apparatus including a puncture device for puncturing a biological tissue, a urethral-insertion member, a vaginal insertion member, and a supporting member which supports the urethral-insertion member, vaginal insertion member and a puncture member of the puncture device. The puncture device includes a puncture needle for puncturing a biological tissue, a shaft portion and a connection portion for connecting the puncture needle and the shaft portion to each other, and an implant assembly positioned at a distal end of the puncture needle and having a needle tip portion for puncturing a biological tissue and a biological tissue supporting implant. The puncture needle has a form of a pipe and has a tubular portion. The biological tissue supporting implant is accommodated in the hollow portion. | 03-12-2015 |
20150080643 | SUB-URETHRAL SLING DELIVERY DEVICE - Technologies are generally provided for a trans-urethral sling delivery device for deploying a sub-urethral sling to support a urethra to treat urinary incontinence. The delivery device may include a conical-shaped cap attached to a distal end of the sling, the cap configured to puncture the urethra to provide access to an area surrounding the urethra. The sling may be wrapped in a reduced profile around a delivery tool having flexible spreading members extending away from each other at an end of the delivery tool. The spreading members may be inserted within the cap, and the device may be inserted through the urethra to deploy the sling. The delivery tool may be gradually removed from urethra, removing the spreading members from the cap, such that the spreading members may expand to spread the sling to a flattened configuration as the spreading members are moved along a length of the sling. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080644 | IMPLANT AND METHOD OF PLACING IMPLANT INDWELLING - An implant and a method of placing an implant indwelling are disclosed. The implant, to be placed indwelling in a living body, is inserted into a medical tube prior to being placed indwelling. The implant can include an implant main body which is flexible, is elongated, and is shorter than a length of the medical tube; a guide portion which, at the time of insertion of the implant main body into the medical tube, is inserted into the medical tube prior to the implant main body and guides the implant main body; and an interlock portion which interlock the implant main body and the guide portion to each other, the interlock being released after the implant main body is inserted into the medical tube. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080645 | MEDICAL SLINGS - A medical sling made from material that is suitably shaped for use in a medical application has sides, portions of which are smoothed to prevent abrasion of surrounding tissue. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080646 | METHOD OF TREATING INCONTINENCE - A method of treating incontinence includes implanting the incontinence treatment device having a sling connected between first and second anchors into a patient, and moving an adjustment device through a channel from a first position to a second position that locates the second anchor between the adjustment device and the sling, thus tightening the sling by shortening an effective distance of the device between the first and second anchors. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087895 | METHOD OF PLACING IMPLANT INDWELLING - A method of placing an implant indwelling in a living body is disclosed. The method can include forming an insertion hole in the living body, the insertion hole extending from a living body surface and passing an obturator foramen on one side and an obturator foramen on the other side, the insertion hole having its end portion on the one side opened in the living body surface and its end portion on the other side closed in relation to the living body surface; inserting a medical tube that permits the implant to be inserted into the medical tube, prior to insertion of the implant; inserting the implant into the medical tube inserted in the insertion hole; and pulling the medical tube out of the insertion hole so that the implant is placed indwelling in the living body. | 03-26-2015 |
20150112123 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are pelvic implants and methods of surgically placing pelvic implants, that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders by support of the levator. | 04-23-2015 |
20150133726 | Stabilizer for the Transvaginal Placement of a Midurethral Sling - A sling for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may be placed and stabilized using a midurethral sling stabilizer. First, a sling may be placed beneath the urethra in a position to support the urethra, without tension. The midurethral sling stabilizer may then be inserted in a manner where the distal end partially encompasses and stabilizes the sling through a partial aperture and stabilizes the sling in a desired position, without tension. Once the sling is stabilized in the desired position, the sheath may be removed from the sling. | 05-14-2015 |
20150148588 | METHOD OF REMOVING AN INFLATED IMPLANT FROM A BLADDER - An inflated implant, such as an attenuation device, previously implanted in a urinary bladder can later be removed according to a number of different methods. Preferably, removal is accomplished transurethrally. In one embodiment, removal is accomplished by reducing the inflated implant from an enlarged profile to a reduced profile so that it may be withdrawn transurethrally by a removal system. The removal system can be configured differently depending upon whether reduction from the enlarged profile to the reduced profile is accomplished by deflation, compression, and/or other ways. | 05-28-2015 |
20150289963 | PESSARY DEVICE WITH LONGITUDINAL FLEXIBILITY - A non-expandable pessary device, the pessary device having a top, a base, a sidewall that extends between the top and the base, a length measured from the top to the base, a longitudinal axis, a maximum diameter, and a minimum diameter that is less than the maximum diameter, the sidewall, top and base forming an enclosed outer periphery defining a total area of the device. The pessary device has radial symmetry about the longitudinal axis and has a pressure region adapted to extend between an anterior vaginal wall and a posterior vaginal wall of a user to provide pressure on the user's urethra through the anterior vaginal wall. | 10-15-2015 |
20150297333 | INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING A SYSTEM OF ANCHORS - An incontinence treatment device includes a support and a system of anchors connected to the support. The system of anchors includes a first anchor having a first strand that is captured between a collar and a body of the anchor and is secured to the support, and a second anchor having a second strand attached between the second anchor and the support. The second anchor has first and second protrusions extending outward in a radial direction perpendicular to a long axis of the second anchor, a tissue engaging fin integrated with a leading end portion and oriented in a direction perpendicular to the radial direction of the first and second protrusions, and a gripping tab removably attached to the tissue engaging fin. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305846 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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 tissue. | 10-29-2015 |
20150305847 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are devices, systems, and combinations useful for monitoring tension in an implant, which may be an implant useful to treat a pelvic condition, the device, system, or combination including an implant and a tension indicator. | 10-29-2015 |
20150313699 | MUSCLE CONDITIONING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a muscle conditioning device comprising one or more implantable bodies and an actuator, where in use, the implantable bodies are magnetically coupled to the actuator and are resiliently positionable to administer mechanical strain to the muscle on operation of the actuator. It also relates to individual elements of the device; to compositions and kits thereof; and to uses of and methods involving the device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150327970 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 11-19-2015 |
20150335413 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS KIT AND METHOD FOR TREATING UTERUS PROLAPSE - The invention relates to a medical instruments kit for a surgical intervention with a view to treating the advanced anterior vaginal wall prolapse, very large cystocele, named “cystocele permagna” and the stage II and III uterus prolapse. The medical instruments kit comprises a clamp (A) for anchoring the uterine isthmus and some isthmic and suburethral strips (B and C), respectively, the clamp (A) consisting of two long rigid arms ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150335414 | Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same - A method of treating urinary incontinence is disclosed including anchoring an incontinence treatment device in a patient by securing anchor portions of the incontinence treatment device relative to a first ramus associated with a first obturator foramen and a second ramus associated with a second obturator foramen of the patient. | 11-26-2015 |
20150342687 | SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR AND A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN INCISION SITE - A surgical system for and a method of identifying an incision site includes a surgical system having an intra-urethral probe and a template. The probe has a distal end opposite of a proximal end that is insertable into a urethra of a patient. The probe is sized and configured to prevent the proximal end of the probe from entering a bladder of the patient. A proximal end portion of the probe is magnetized to a first polarity. The template is sized for placement between an anus and a scrotum of the patient. The template includes a magnetic region magnetically attractable to the first polarity of the probe. | 12-03-2015 |
20150374408 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are pelvic implants (e.g., urinary incontinence sling, hammock, etc.) and method of inserting a pelvic implant that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders such as incontinence or stress urinary incontinence. | 12-31-2015 |
20160008119 | TUBE ASSEMBLY | 01-14-2016 |
20160015385 | PUNCTURE APPARATUS - A puncture assembly is disclosed, which includes a sheath and an insertion portion. The sheath includes a main body to guide a sling, and a puncture portion disposed at a distal end of the main body, the puncture portion including a position-control portion at the distal end of the main body and a dissecting portion, wherein the puncture portion is configured to rotate in an extended curved line of the main body together with the main body to create a through hole from an outside a living body through obturator foramens of the living body. The insertion portion is configured to be inserted into a hollow lumen of the sheath and has an arcuate shape corresponding to a shape of the sheath. | 01-21-2016 |
20160015501 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device and method are disclosed to be used when indwelling a belt-shaped flexible implant into a living body. The medical device includes: an elongated puncture needle which, by piercing the living body, forms a primary insertion hole in the living body; and a sheath into and out of which the puncture needle can be inserted and removed and which, by passing through the primary insertion hole in an assembled state with the puncture needle inserted therein, makes the primary insertion hole into a secondary insertion hole so as to permit the implant to be inserted in and passed through the secondary insertion hole. The puncture needle has a puncture needle-side expanding section which, when forming the primary insertion hole, expands the primary insertion hole to the same degree as the width of the implant. | 01-21-2016 |
20160022262 | MEDICAL TUBE, MEDICAL TUBE ASSEMBLY, AND INTRAPELVIC TREATMENT KIT - A medical tube is disclosed, which includes a tubular main body curved in a circular arc shape. The main body has a flat shape as a cross-sectional shape at a central portion in the longitudinal direction thereof. The main body has a flat shape including a minor axis and a major axis as a cross-sectional shape at the central portion in the longitudinal direction thereof. The angle formed between the minor axis and a plane containing both a center point of the circular arc in the central portion and a center point of the cross-sectional shape with respect to the longitudinal direction of the main body is an acute angle. The angle is preferably 20° to 60°. The medical tube thus configured is for use in treatment of a disorder in a pelvic organ, by indwelling an implant between a urethral lumen and a vaginal cavity. | 01-28-2016 |
20160022265 | MEDICAL TUBE AND MEDICAL TUBE ASSEMBLY - A medical tube is disclosed, which can include a main body in which a distal portion of a tubular proximal separable piece is detachably connected to a proximal portion of a tubular distal separable piece; and a state maintaining mechanism for maintaining a connected state of the distal separable piece and the proximal separable piece. In addition, the main body is inserted into a body starting from the distal separable piece side, and is disposed inside the body in a state in which a distal end and a proximal end thereof are exposed outside of the body. In addition, the state maintaining mechanism can include a string which is disposed inside the main body and interlocks the distal separable piece and the proximal separable piece, and the connected state can be released by cutting the string. | 01-28-2016 |
20160022401 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES RELATING TO DELIVERY OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Implant delivery systems are disclosed. In general overview, an exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their combinations are disclosed. Methods of using the above system in suprapubic, prepubic, transvaginal, trans-obturator and other approaches are also disclosed. | 01-28-2016 |
20160045297 | MALE URETHRAL PROSTHESIS WITH TENSIONING MEMBER - The present invention provides a urethral prosthesis including a first and a second arm that join to form a junction, and a stem that is also joined to the junction. The junction is adapted to exert sufficient pressure on a portion of a patient's urethra to prevent unintentional voiding of the patient's bladder. However, upon exerting a tension force on the stem, the pressure exerted by the junction is reduced such that the patient's bladder may be intentionally voided. | 02-18-2016 |
20160051355 | TRANSOBTURATOR METHODS FOR INSTALLING SLING TO TREAT INCONTINENCE, AND RELATED DEVICES - Described are methods of treating urinary incontinence using a urinary sling and a tissue path that passes through the obturator foramen, along with related surgical implants, devices, systems, and kits. | 02-25-2016 |
20160051356 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - 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. | 02-25-2016 |
20160095685 | Adjustable Implant - An implantable support member having at least one adjusting portion operable for adjusting a length or tension of the support member after placement of support member anchors. The support member is operable to provide mid-urethral support for treating urinary incontinence. | 04-07-2016 |
20160106529 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A PUSH TUBE FOR DELIVERING A URETHRAL SLING - In a general aspect, a method of treating urinary incontinence can include slidably interfitting a first push tube into a first dilator tube disposed at an end of a sling assembly and slidably interfitting the first push tube onto an end of a shaft of a delivery device. The method can also include inserting the shaft transvaginally through a vaginal wall and removing the shaft to implant a portion of the sling assembly in periurethral tissue. The method can also include slidably interfitting a second push tube into a second dilator tube disposed at a second end of the sling assembly and slidably interfitting the second push tube onto the end of the shaft. The method can still further include inserting the shaft transvaginally through the vaginal wall and removing the shaft from the patient to implant a second portion of the sling assembly in periurethral tissue. | 04-21-2016 |
20160113749 | A URINE FLOW CONTROL DEVICE, SUCH AS AN INCONTINENCE DEVICE - A urine flow control device, such as an incontinence device, for insertion into a urethra, device comprising: a body having a first end and an opposite second end and a middle part connecting the first end and the second end, a hollow chamber formed in the middle part allowing a mounting tool to extend from the first end to the second end, a fluid channel defined from the second end to the first end via the hollow chamber, a head part at the first end, the head part being integral with said body and comprising a chamber with a displaceable valve member and a valve seal surface, the head part formed so that when a mounting tool is positioned in the device the valve member is displaced inside the head part by the mounting tool and when the mounting tool is not in the device the valve member seals the valve seal surface so as to seal the fluid channel, the head part having an opening for receiving the mounting tool and for urine discharge, the second end being formed so that the distal end of the mounting tool elongates the body when inserted in the hollow chamber and applying an elongating force to the body. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113750 | UROLOGICAL DEVICE - A urological device comprises a urological valve for location in the bladder of a patient and a valve support stem for location in the urethra of a patient. The valve has a normally closed configuration to prevent flow from the bladder and an open configuration for fluid flow through the valve. The valve is automatically movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a pre-set hydrodynamic pressure applied for a pre-set time. In one case the valve has a plurality of valve leaflets with a region of co-aption between the valve leaflets. In the normally closed configuration the valve leaflets are engaged at the region of co-aption and in the open configuration the leaflets are separated at the co-aption region for fluid flow through the valve. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113752 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). More generally, systems are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient utilizing at least one retractable barb. | 04-28-2016 |
20160120629 | TENSION-ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL SLING ASSEMBLY - The invention provides, in one embodiment, a sling assembly including two separate slings or sling sections connected via a removable or biodegradable connection mechanism such that the tension in the sling assembly can be readily adjusted after the sling assembly is surgically implanted. | 05-05-2016 |
20160151140 | METHODS OF USING DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SURGICAL IMPLANTS | 06-02-2016 |
20160157846 | METHOD OF FIXATING AN IMPLANTABLE MATERIAL IN A PATIENT - A method of fixating an implantable material in a patient includes forming an incision in the patient. The method includes inserting an anchor into a bore of a cannula, with the anchor attached to a support by a suture that is looped through an eyelet of the anchor and engaged through the support. The method includes inserting the cannula into the incision and along a cannula path into soft tissue, and ejecting the anchor out of the bore of the cannula and into the soft tissue. The suture is pulled in a direction away from the patient, moving the anchor to position a length of the anchor transverse to the cannula path. The method includes tying a knot in the suture, driving the knot against the support, and fixating the support in the patient. | 06-09-2016 |
20160158484 | Surgical Instrument having an Integrated Local Anesthetic Delivery System - A surgical instrument includes a handle portion having a distal end, a proximal end, and a substantially hollow body defining a valve chamber therein; a curved incising tube partially housed within the handle portion adjacent the handle portion proximal end, extending a predetermined distance from the handle portion, and in fluid communication with the valve chamber; a local anesthetic inlet tube partially housed within the handle portion adjacent the handle portion distal end, extending a predetermined distance from the handle portion, and in fluid communication with the valve chamber; a local anesthetic delivery actuator disposed on the handle portion, whereby the local anesthetic delivery actuator is selectively operative between opened and closed valve chamber positions. | 06-09-2016 |
20160166280 | PUNCTURE APPARATUS AND PUNCTURING METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
20160166281 | INSERTION TOOL AND INSERTION METHOD FOR INSERTION TOOL | 06-16-2016 |
20160175080 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING | 06-23-2016 |
20160175081 | MEDICAL TUBE, MEDICAL DEVICE SET, AND METHOD OF PLACING IMPLANT INDWELLING | 06-23-2016 |
20160184071 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems and methods are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). And more generally, systems and methods are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems and methods include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient, the structure having a generally rectangular shape and having extending therefrom a plurality of arms. The exemplary system also may include a plurality of fasteners, each including at least one retractable barb. | 06-30-2016 |
20160193024 | MEDICAL TUBE ASSEMBLY AND PUNCTURE APPARATUS | 07-07-2016 |
20160193025 | INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF A MESH CARRIER | 07-07-2016 |
20160199167 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING OVEREXPANSION OF BODILY ORGAN | 07-14-2016 |
20160374789 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Implants, tools, devices, systems, and related methods for treating pelvic conditions are disclosed, some of which provide support to body tissue to alleviate incontinence. An exemplary implant may comprise a tissue support portion adapted to be positioned to support any one of the urethra or anus, first and second end portions extending form the tissue support portion through body tissue, and an adjustment mechanism acting on or within one or both of the end portions. The adjustment mechanism may comprise one or more of a adjustment element and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the adjustment element. | 12-29-2016 |