APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING VAGINAL RECONSTRUCTION
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Jan 21, 2016
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Sep 28, 2015
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Mar 14, 2008
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Abstract
A system for treating vaginal prolapse including two implants, each implant including a mesh support portion and two mesh extension portions, wherein for each implant the support portion is capable of contacting vaginal sulcus tissue while the two extension portions extend to tissue of an obturator foramen. The implant may include a mesh strip, with the support portion having a length between 4 and 6 centimeters, with the total length of the mesh strip being between 15 and 20 centimeters, and with the mesh strip being of substantially uniform width in the range from 0.5 to 1.3 centimeters. The implant may include two sutures, with one suture connected at each opposing end of the implant, and/or the implant may include one or multiple sutures connected along a length of the implant.
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| Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date |
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| US | A1 | US20090240102 | Mar 12, 2009 |
| AU | B2 | AU2009200974 | Mar 12, 2009 |
| US | B2 | US9149351 | Sep 13, 2012 |
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