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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Vincenza Zaddem, Easton, PA (US);
Mark Howansky, Union City, NJ (US);
Jessica Liberatore, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Gene W. Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Jacqueline Flatow, Vacaville, CA (US);
Vincenza Zaddem, Easton, PA (US);
Mark Howansky, Union City, NJ (US);
Jessica Liberatore, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Gene W. Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Jacqueline Flatow, Vacaville, CA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for placing surgical implants and having particular application for pelvic floor repair. The system includes an assembly having a guide element with a tissue penetrating tip, a cannula, and a retrieval device having a capture element at its distal end. A channel in the cannula is dimensioned to allow passage therethrough of the guide element, and of the retrieval element when removably coupled with an extension of the surgical implant.