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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Astora Women's Health, Llc, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Peter L. Rosenblatt, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Astora Women's Health, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61F 2/004 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0078 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.