Implantable device configured to treat pelvic organ prolapse
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1. An implantable device configured to treat pelvic organ prolapse in a patient, the implantable device comprising:
- a support; and
a plurality of tissue barbs projecting from the support;
wherein each of the plurality of tissue barbs engages with pelvic paravaginal tissue to fixate the implantable device in the patient;
wherein the pelvic paravaginal tissue is structurally undefined fibro-fatty tissue lacking substantial organized collagen.
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Abstract
An implant configured to treat prolapse of a pelvic organ includes a support member and an extension portion projecting from the support member. The extension portion has a barbed fixation means provided thereon for anchoring the extension portion into pelvic paravaginal tissue. The barbed fixation means allow bi-directional adjustment of the barbed fixation means relative to the tissue, and when suitably located, the barbed fixation means engage the tissue. The support member comprises a mesh material having a mass density of less than 50 g/m2.
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1. An implantable device configured to treat pelvic organ prolapse in a patient, the implantable device comprising:
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a support; and a plurality of tissue barbs projecting from the support; wherein each of the plurality of tissue barbs engages with pelvic paravaginal tissue to fixate the implantable device in the patient; wherein the pelvic paravaginal tissue is structurally undefined fibro-fatty tissue lacking substantial organized collagen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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