System for introducing a pelvic implant
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1. A surgical kit for treating urinary incontinence, the surgical kit comprising:
- a surgical implant for providing support to the urethra of the patient for treating urinary incontinence, the surgical implant including;
a first anchor having an introducer aperture and including an anchor tip and a plurality of anchor features adapted for tissue fixation;
a second anchor; and
a sub-urethral support having first and second ends, the first and second anchors being connected to the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support; and
an introducer for delivering the first tissue anchor to an anchoring site of the pelvis in association with a procedure for treating urinary incontinence, the introducer having a handle and a shaft secured to the handle, the shaft including a tip forming a recess that is centered on the longitudinal axis of the tip and configured to receive the first anchor such that a portion of the tip passes through the introducer aperture of the first anchor and extends distally from the anchor tip when the first soft tissue anchor is received in the recess.
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Abstract
A system for supporting an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes a surgical implant for providing support to the anatomical structure of the pelvis. The surgical implant includes a first tissue anchor including a plurality of projections adapted for tissue fixation, a second tissue anchor including a plurality of projections adapted for tissue fixation, and a sub-urethral support having first and second ends, the first and second tissue anchors extending from the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support. The system also includes an introducer for delivering the first tissue anchor to a desired anchoring site of the pelvis.
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1. A surgical kit for treating urinary incontinence, the surgical kit comprising:
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a surgical implant for providing support to the urethra of the patient for treating urinary incontinence, the surgical implant including; a first anchor having an introducer aperture and including an anchor tip and a plurality of anchor features adapted for tissue fixation; a second anchor; and a sub-urethral support having first and second ends, the first and second anchors being connected to the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support; and an introducer for delivering the first tissue anchor to an anchoring site of the pelvis in association with a procedure for treating urinary incontinence, the introducer having a handle and a shaft secured to the handle, the shaft including a tip forming a recess that is centered on the longitudinal axis of the tip and configured to receive the first anchor such that a portion of the tip passes through the introducer aperture of the first anchor and extends distally from the anchor tip when the first soft tissue anchor is received in the recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of treating urinary incontinence by supporting the urethra comprising:
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providing an introducer and a surgical implant configured for treating, urinary incontinence by supporting the urethra, where a tip of an introducer is inserted through an introducer aperture in a first anchor of a surgical implant such that the first anchor is received in a longitudinally extending recess of the tip of the introducer; introducing the first anchor into anatomy of the pelvis through a vaginal incision using the introducer; introducing a second anchor into anatomy of the pelvis such that a suburethral support of the surgical implant is anchored between the first and second anchors in order to provide support to anatomy of the pelvis, wherein the first anchor is received on the introducer with a portion of the introducer passing through the introducer aperture and extending distally from a distal end of the first anchor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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