Snap fit sling anchor system
First Claim
1. A soft tissue anchor comprising,a tissue engaging portion including a plurality of radially projecting features,a receiving portion defining a channel having a closed end portion, the receiving portion having an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to engage an end portion of a delivery device, anda sling engaging body portion formed integrally along a coaxial longitudinal axis with the tissue engaging portion, the sling engaging body portion including first and second sections, each section including a sling contacting side, the sling contacting side of the first section including a plurality of apertures and the sling contacting side of the second section including a corresponding plurality of protuberances for passing through a sling and matingly interfitting with the plurality of apertures in the first section.
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Abstract
The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems, devices and methods relating to employing soft tissue anchors in combination with an implantable sling to treat urinary incontinence.
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1. A soft tissue anchor comprising,
a tissue engaging portion including a plurality of radially projecting features, a receiving portion defining a channel having a closed end portion, the receiving portion having an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to engage an end portion of a delivery device, and a sling engaging body portion formed integrally along a coaxial longitudinal axis with the tissue engaging portion, the sling engaging body portion including first and second sections, each section including a sling contacting side, the sling contacting side of the first section including a plurality of apertures and the sling contacting side of the second section including a corresponding plurality of protuberances for passing through a sling and matingly interfitting with the plurality of apertures in the first section.
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7. A soft tissue anchor comprising,
a tissue engaging portion including features sized and shaped for impeding removal of the soft tissue anchor from tissues of a patient, a receiving portion defining a channel having a closed end portion, the receiving portion having an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to engage an end portion of a delivery device, and a sling engaging body portion formed integrally with and extending along a coaxial longitudinal axis from the tissue engaging portion, the sling engaging body being split into first and second sections separated from each other along a plane extending axially through both the tissue engaging portion and the sling engaging body portion, the first section including a plurality of apertures and the second section including a corresponding plurality of protuberances for passing through a sling and matingly interfitting with the plurality of apertures in the first section to secure the sling between the first and second sections.
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12. A soft tissue anchor comprising:
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a tissue engaging end including features sized and shaped for impeding removal of the anchor from tissues of a patient, a receiving portion defining a channel having a closed end portion, the receiving portion having an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to engage an end portion of a delivery device, and a sling engaging end formed integrally with and extending along a coaxial longitudinal axis from the tissue engaging end in a proximal direction, the soft tissue anchor being split into separate first and second sections along a plane extending axially through both the tissue engaging end and the sling engaging end, the first and second sections each including a portion of the tissue engaging end and a portion of the sling engaging end, the portions of the sling engaging end having cooperative sling contacting surfaces for cooperating to attach to a sling. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for implanting a sling for treating urinary incontinence comprising,
a sling assembly including an implantable sling sized and shaped for providing a urethral support, and a soft tissue anchor including, a tissue engaging end sized and shaped for impeding removal of the anchor from tissues of a patient, a sling engaging end formed integrally along a coaxial longitudinal axis with the tissue engaging end, the sling engaging end including first and second sections, each of the first and second sections including a sling contacting side for interoperating to attach to a sling, and an axially extending channel having a closed end portion, the first and second sections are connected via a hinge disposed along at least a portion of a first axially extending edge, and a delivery device including a shaft and a pusher, the shaft having a distal end sized and shaped for fitting into the axially extending channel of the soft tissue anchor, the pusher slidably coupled to the shaft and configured to move from a first position to a second position different than the first position to disengage the soft tissue anchor from the shaft.
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