DEVICES, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR TISSUE SUSPENSION
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1. A fixation device comprising:
- a tip configured to penetrate tissue of a patient at a target area;
a non-absorbable suture having a first end coupled to the tip and a second end, the non-absorbable suture comprising a plurality of barbs configured to resist movement of the fixation device within the tissue of the target area;
an absorbable suture coupled to the second end of the non-absorbable suture; and
a stay tab coupled to the absorbable suture, the stay tab configured to substantially prevent at least some tissue from moving away from the tip if the fixation device is implanted in the tissue of the target area.
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Abstract
Tissue suspension (e.g., bladder neck, urethral, etc.) devices, apparatuses, kits, and methods, such as those, for example, configured to suspend tissue at a target area (e.g., near a urethra, within a vagina, etc.) without tissue at the target area having been incised prior to using the devices, apparatuses, kits and/or methods.
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57 Claims
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1. A fixation device comprising:
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a tip configured to penetrate tissue of a patient at a target area; a non-absorbable suture having a first end coupled to the tip and a second end, the non-absorbable suture comprising a plurality of barbs configured to resist movement of the fixation device within the tissue of the target area; an absorbable suture coupled to the second end of the non-absorbable suture; and a stay tab coupled to the absorbable suture, the stay tab configured to substantially prevent at least some tissue from moving away from the tip if the fixation device is implanted in the tissue of the target area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
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24. An apparatus to deploy a fixation device comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end; a head coupled to the first end of the shaft, the head comprising a plurality of guides disposed within the head, where each of the plurality of guides is; (i) configured to at least partially accommodate a fixation device; (ii) configured to extend from the head into a deployed configuration; (iii) configured to retract into the head into a retracted configuration; and (iv) biased toward the retracted configuration; and a handle extending from the second end of the shaft, the handle comprising a lever configured to be actuated to extend at least one of the plurality of guides from the head. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 28, 36)
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29-35. -35. (canceled)
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37-41. -41. (canceled)
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42. A method of suspending tissue of a patient at a target area comprising:
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(i) inserting into a vagina of a patient an apparatus comprising a plurality of fixation devices disposed at least partially within a plurality of guides; and (ii) deploying the apparatus such that at least one fixation device penetrates the tissue at the target area without the tissue having been incised prior to penetration of the at least one fixation device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 50, 56)
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51-55. -55. (canceled)
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57. An apparatus to deploy a fixation device comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end; a head coupled to the first end of the shaft, and a guide disposed within the head, where the guide is; (i) configured to at least partially accommodate a fixation device, where the fixation device comprises; a first portion configured to penetrate tissue of a patient without the tissue having been incised; a stay tab configured to substantially prevent at least some tissue from moving away from the first portion; and a suture coupling the first portion to the stay tab; (ii) configured to extend from the head into a deployed configuration; and (iii) configured to retract into the head into a retracted configuration; and a handle extending from the second end of the shaft, the handle comprising a lever configured to be actuated to extend the guide from the head.
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