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Treatment of vault prolapse

  • US 20040138747A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2004
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for forming an artificial tie or ligament between a first internal part, and a second, different, internal part, within a mammalian body, the apparatus comprising a strip of flexible material adapted to remain within the body after a procedure has been performed therewith, the strip incorporating a drawstring which extends between at least two points separated lengthwise along the strip, the drawstring being configured such that when one point has been attached to a first internal part of the body, and the other part point has been attached to a second internal part of the body, a tension applied to the drawstring will assist in causing the length of the strip between the two points to be reduced, and retain the strip in its reduced length condition, thereby forming said artificial tie or ligament between said first and second parts.

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