Apparatus and method for laparoscopic urethopexy
First Claim
1. A surgical method for performing laparoscopic urethropexy on a patient, comprising the steps of:
- (a) dissecting at least a portion of the space of Retzius in the patient;
(b) laparoscopically creating a bore in the pubic bone adjacent the space of Retzius;
(c) providing at least one anchor, said anchor having at least one suture extending therefrom;
(d) laparoscopically inserting an anchor in said bore such that said anchor is thereby secured in said bore; and
(e) securing said suture to the periurethral tissue adjacent to the urethra to thereby elevate the urethra to the desired angle.
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Abstract
A surgical method for performing laparoscopic urethropexy on a patient is provided. This surgical method comprises the steps of dissecting at least a portion of the space of Retzius in the patient, laparoscopically creating a bore in the pubic bone adjacent the space of Retzius, providing at least one anchor having at least one suture extending therefrom, laparoscopically inserting the anchor in the bore such that the anchor is thereby secured in the bore, and securing the suture to the periurethral tissue adjacent to the urethra to thereby elevate the urethra to the desired angle. The suture is secured to the periurethral tissue by pulling the suture through the periurethral fascia and vaginal mucosa into the vagina, and tying the suture within the vagina. A drill tamper tool for laparoscopically creating the bore in the pubic bone is also provided, along with an anchor-insertion tool, a loaded anchor-insertion tool, and a surgical kit comprising the drill tamper tool and the anchor-insertion tool.
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60 Claims
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1. A surgical method for performing laparoscopic urethropexy on a patient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) dissecting at least a portion of the space of Retzius in the patient; (b) laparoscopically creating a bore in the pubic bone adjacent the space of Retzius; (c) providing at least one anchor, said anchor having at least one suture extending therefrom; (d) laparoscopically inserting an anchor in said bore such that said anchor is thereby secured in said bore; and (e) securing said suture to the periurethral tissue adjacent to the urethra to thereby elevate the urethra to the desired angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 40, 41, 42)
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16. A drill tamper tool for laparoscopically creating a bore in the cancellous portion of the pubic bone of a patient during a urethropexy procedure, said tool comprising an elongate, rigid member having:
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(a) a boring tip, said boring tip having a distal end which is sufficiently sharp to enable said tip to create said bore in cancellous bone by means of hand force; (b) a cylindrical guide portion having first and second ends, said guide portion having a diameter greater than said tip, and insertable in the operative channel of a laparoscope; (c) a collar having a diameter greater than that of said boring tip, said collar positioned between said tip and said guide portion such that said first end of said guide portion is nearer said collar than said second end, and such that said collar prevents said boring tip from penetrating the pubic bone beyond a predetermined depth; and (d) a handle attached to said second end of said guide portion; wherein the total length of said tool is such that said tool may be readily employed laparoscopically to create a bore in the pubic bone of a patient during a laparoscopic urethropexy procedure by inserting said distal end of the boring tip into a crater previously created in said pubic bone, said crater being sufficiently deep to provide access to the cancellous bone, and rotatingly urging said boring tip into said crater by means of said handle in order to create said bore, said bore having a length corresponding to the length of said boring tip. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An anchor-insertion tool for laparoscopically inserting and securing an anchor having a suture extending therefrom within a bore created in the pubic bone of a patient during a urethropexy procedure, said anchor-insertion tool comprising an elongate member having:
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(a) an anchor-receiving tip, said tip capable of holding an anchor thereon; (b) a cylindrical guide portion having first and second ends, said guide portion having a diameter greater than said tip and insertable in the operative channel of a laparoscope; and (e) a handle attached to said second end of said guide portion; wherein said guide portion is positioned between said handle and said tip, and wherein the total length of said anchor-insertion tool is such that said tool may be employed laparoscopically to insert said anchor into a bore in the pubic bone of a patient during a laparoscopic urethropexy procedure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A loaded anchor-insertion tool comprising, in combination, an anchor-insertion tool, an anchor having a suture extending therefrom, and at least one elastic band, wherein said anchor-insertion tool comprises an elongate member having:
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(a) an anchor-receiving tip; (b) a handle; and (c) a cylindrical guide portion positioned between said tip and said handle; wherein the total length of said anchor-insertion tool is such that said tool may be employed laparoscopically to secure said anchor to the pubic bone of a patient during a laparoscopic urethropexy procedure, wherein said anchor is positioned on said anchor-receiving tip, wherein said elastic band is positioned about said guide portion, and wherein said suture extends along at least a portion of the length of said anchor-insertion tool and is slidably held between said elastic band and said guide portion such that after said anchor has been secured in a patient'"'"'s body, said anchor-insertion tool may be pulled away from said anchor with said suture sliding between said elastic band and said guide portion. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 43)
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30. A surgical kit for laparoscopically inserting an anchor into the pubic bone of a patient during an urethropexy procedure, said kit comprising an anchor-insertion tool for inserting an anchor into a bore in the pubic bone of a patient, and a drill tamper tool for creating said bore in the pubic bone for receiving said anchor, said drill tamper tool comprising an elongate, rigid member having:
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(a) a boring tip, said boring tip having a distal end which is sufficiently sharp to enable said tip to create said bore in cancellous bone by means of hand force; (b) a cylindrical guide portion having first and second ends, said guide portion having a diameter greater than said tip, and insertable in the operative channel of a laparoscope; (c) a collar having a diameter greater than that of said boring tip, said collar positioned between said tip and said guide portion such that said first end of said guide portion is nearer said collar than said second end, and such that said collar prevents said boring tip from penetrating the pubic bone beyond a predetermined depth; and (d) a handle attached to said second end of said guide portion; wherein the total length of said drill tamper tool is such that said tool may be readily employed laparoscopically in order to create a bore in the pubic bone of a patient during a laparoscopic urethropexy procedure by inserting said distal end of the boring tip into a crater previously created in said pubic bone, said crater being sufficiently deep to provide access to the cancellous bone, and rotatingly urging said boring tip into said crater by means of said handle in order to create said bore, said bore having a length corresponding to the length of said boring tip. - View Dependent Claims (44, 46)
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31. A surgical kit for laparoscopically inserting an anchor into the pubic bone of a patient during an urethropexy procedure, said kit comprising a drill tamper tool for creating a bore in the pubic bone, and an anchor-insertion tool for inserting an anchor into said bore, said anchor-insertion tool comprising an elongate member having:
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(a) an anchor-receiving tip, said tip capable of holding an anchor thereon; (b) a cylindrical guide portion having first and second ends, said guide portion having a diameter greater than said tip and insertable in the operative channel of a laparoscope; and (e) a handle attached to said second end of said guide portion; wherein said guide portion is positioned between said handle and said tip, and wherein the total length of said anchor-insertion tool is such that said tool may be employed laparoscopically in order to insert said anchor into a bore in the pubic bone of a patient during a laparoscopic urethropexy procedure. - View Dependent Claims (45, 47)
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32. A surgical method for performing laparoscopic urethropexy on a patient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one anchor and at least one suture; (b) laparoscopically securing said anchor to the pubic bone of said patient; (c) securing said suture between said anchor and the periurethral tissue adjacent the urethra, thereby elevating the urethra to the desired angle. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A surgical method for laparoscopically creating a bore in the pubic bone of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting a laparoscope into the patient to provide access to and vision of the space of Retzius; (b) creating a crater in the pubic bone at the desired location for said bore; (c) providing a drill tamper tool, said tool having a boring tip, said boring tip having a distal end; (d) inserting said boring tip through the operative channel of the laparoscope; and (e) urging the distal end of said boring tip into the crater to create said bore. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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