The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Mickey Karram, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Mickey Karram, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0022 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0437 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prolapse repair system and procedure are provided. The system can include one or more anchor devices and one or more extending members, such as a suture. The system can further include a mesh or like support or suspension structure provided intermediate the one or more anchor devices and the one or more extending members. The anchors can be directed to the coccygeous sacrospinous ligament or complex via a transperitoneal approach, wherein the one or more anchor devices are engaged directly into the target ligament or tissue complex and the one or more sutures extend back through the thickness of the vaginal wall to provide vaginal wall support.