Implants, tools, and methods for treatments of pelvic conditions
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1. A suturing instrument comprising:
- a handle comprising an actuation member;
a connecting rod extending distally from a proximal end of the handle, wherein the connecting rod comprises a pivot point adjacent to its distal end;
a needle operatively attached to the suturing instrument only at the pivot point of the connecting rod, wherein the needle is independently rotatable about the pivot point relative to a longitudinal axis of the connecting rod;
a slider rod extending distally from the proximal end of the handle, the slider rod being adjacent to the connecting rod and comprising a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the connecting rod is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the slider rod, and wherein the slider rod and the connecting rod are linearly positionable relative to each other along their respective longitudinal axes;
a base member extending from a distal end of the slider rod; and
at least two arms extending from a distal end of the base member of the slider rod, wherein each of the arms comprises an aperture,wherein a distance between the pivot point of the needle and the base member of the slider rod is changeable during movement of the slider rod and the connecting rod relative to each other.
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Abstract
Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue.
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14 Claims
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1. A suturing instrument comprising:
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a handle comprising an actuation member; a connecting rod extending distally from a proximal end of the handle, wherein the connecting rod comprises a pivot point adjacent to its distal end; a needle operatively attached to the suturing instrument only at the pivot point of the connecting rod, wherein the needle is independently rotatable about the pivot point relative to a longitudinal axis of the connecting rod; a slider rod extending distally from the proximal end of the handle, the slider rod being adjacent to the connecting rod and comprising a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the connecting rod is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the slider rod, and wherein the slider rod and the connecting rod are linearly positionable relative to each other along their respective longitudinal axes; a base member extending from a distal end of the slider rod; and at least two arms extending from a distal end of the base member of the slider rod, wherein each of the arms comprises an aperture, wherein a distance between the pivot point of the needle and the base member of the slider rod is changeable during movement of the slider rod and the connecting rod relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of suturing tissue comprising the steps of:
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preparing a suturing instrument for a suturing process, wherein the suturing instrument comprises; a handle comprising an actuation member; a connecting rod extending distally from a proximal end of the handle, wherein the connecting rod comprises a pivot point adjacent to its distal end; a needle operatively attached to the suturing instrument only at the pivot point of the connecting rod, wherein the needle is independently rotatable about the pivot point relative to a longitudinal axis of the connecting rod; a slider rod extending distally from the proximal end of the handle, the slider rod being adjacent to the connecting rod and comprising a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the connecting rod is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the slider rod, and wherein the slider rod and the connecting rod are linearly slideable relative to each other along their respective longitudinal axes; a base member extending from a distal end of the slider rod; and at least two arms extending from a distal end of the base member of the slider rod, wherein each of the arms comprises an aperture; wherein a distance between the pivot point of the needle and the base member of the slider rod is changeable during movement of the slider rod and the connecting rod relative to each other; loading a suture material through the apertures of the at least two arms of the slider rod; engaging the needle with a target tissue to penetrate the tissue in two spaced locations with the pivot point of the needle in a first longitudinal position relative to the base member of the slider rod; engaging the needle with the suture material adjacent to the apertures of the at least two arms; pulling the suture material through the two spaced locations in the tissue with the needle, wherein the pivot point of the needle is in a second longitudinal position that is proximal to the first longitudinal position relative to the base member of the slider rod. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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