Urethral support system
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1. An introduction device for an implant, comprising:
- a handle, a first plane bisecting the handle between a top and a bottom thereof along a longitudinal axis; and
an elongate member having a proximal end including a straight segment coupled to the handle and a distal end terminating in a tip, the elongate member including a first curved portion and a second curved portion, the entire second curved portion lying along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, and the second curved portion touching the first plane at a first location along a path of the second curved portion from a proximal end of the second curved portion to a distal end of the second curved portion thereof and at a second location distal of the first location along the path.
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Abstract
A urethral support system is described, including an introducer device and tissue implant. The introducer device may include a needle with multiple curves, some of the curves having multiple radii. A sheath assembly may be utilized to assist the passing of the tissue implant through a patient'"'"'s tissue. The sheath assembly may include connectors configured to connect the sheath assembly to an end of the needle and a tab configured to detachably couple sheath sides over the tissue implant.
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19 Claims
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1. An introduction device for an implant, comprising:
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a handle, a first plane bisecting the handle between a top and a bottom thereof along a longitudinal axis; and an elongate member having a proximal end including a straight segment coupled to the handle and a distal end terminating in a tip, the elongate member including a first curved portion and a second curved portion, the entire second curved portion lying along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, and the second curved portion touching the first plane at a first location along a path of the second curved portion from a proximal end of the second curved portion to a distal end of the second curved portion thereof and at a second location distal of the first location along the path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A kit for introducing an implant, comprising:
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a first introduction device, comprising a first handle having a length extending along a first longitudinal axis and being bisected by a first longitudinal plane extending along the first longitudinal axis, and a first elongate member having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the first handle, the first elongate member including a first curved portion, the first curved portion lying entirely along a first perpendicular plane that is perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis, a first path along the first curved portion from a proximal end to a distal end thereof traveling in a first direction, the first curved portion touching the first longitudinal plane at a first location along the first path and at a second location distal of the first location along the first path; and a second introduction device, comprising a second handle having a length extending along a second longitudinal axis and being bisected by a second longitudinal plane extending along the second longitudinal axis, and a second elongate member having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the second handle, the second elongate member including a second curved portion, the second curved portion lying entirely along a second perpendicular plane that is perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis, a second path along the second curved portion from a proximal end to a distal end traveling in a second direction opposite the first direction, the second curved portion touching the second longitudinal plane at a first location along the second path and at a second location distal of the first location along the second path. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An introducer needle comprising:
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a proximal section including a feature that enables engagement with a handle; a distal section; and an intermediate section disposed between the proximal section and the distal section, the introducer needle including, from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, a straight section along a longitudinal axis, a first curved section, and a second curved section lying entirely along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first curved section lying along a separate plane and having a radius of curvature along the separate plane greater than a radius of curvature of the second curved section along the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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