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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Ams Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventor:
Georges Mellier, Lyons, FR;
Assignee:
Astora Women's Health, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/06004 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06009 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06076 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical instruments for prolapse repair are disclosed. The surgical instruments have straight portions and helical portions. Surgical methods for treating prolapse are also disclosed, including passing a distal end region of the surgical instruments through the obturator foramen, associating an implant with the surgical instruments, and securing the implant in place to stabilize the vagina.