Implantable article and method
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1. A surgical kit for use in a procedure for addressing a pelvic floor disorder, the surgical kit comprising:
- a preassembled implantable article having a base portion, securement means for securing the base portion of the implantable article to tissue, a surgical article for inserting the securement means into tissue, and wherein the preassembled implantable article is preassembled in a Y-shape that is sterile packaged.
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Abstract
An implantable article and method are disclosed for treating pelvic floor disorders such as vaginal vault prolase. A surgical kit useful for performing a surgical procedure such as a sacral colpopexy is also described.
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1. A surgical kit for use in a procedure for addressing a pelvic floor disorder, the surgical kit comprising:
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a preassembled implantable article having a base portion, securement means for securing the base portion of the implantable article to tissue, a surgical article for inserting the securement means into tissue, and wherein the preassembled implantable article is preassembled in a Y-shape that is sterile packaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A surgical kit for use in a procedure for addressing a pelvic floor disorder, the surgical kit comprising:
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a preassembled implantable article having a base portion, securement means for securing the base portion of the implantable article to tissue, a surgical article for inserting the securement means into tissue, and wherein the implantable article is sized and shaped to loosely extend from the patient'"'"'s sacrum to the patient'"'"'s vagina with at least some slack.
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7. A surgical kit for use in a procedure for addressing a pelvic floor disorder, the surgical kit comprising:
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a preassembled implantable article having a base portion, securement means for securing the base portion of the implantable article to tissue, a surgical article for inserting the securement means into tissue, wherein the surgical article comprises a motorized surgical driver having a shaft, and the shaft is sized and shaped to extend from the abdomen of a patient to the sacrum. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A kit for use in a procedure for addressing a pelvic floor disorder, the surgical kit comprising:
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a preassembled implantable article having a base portion, securement means for securing the base portion of the implantable article to tissue, a surgical article for inserting the securement means into tissue, and wherein the preassembled implantable article comprises a polymer backing coated with a silicone, wherein the coated polymer backing is porous to afford tissue ingrowth into the pores.
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