SURGICAL IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS

Described are pelvic implants (e.g., urinary incontinence sling, hammock, etc.) that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders such as incontinenc e, stress urinary incontinence, prolapse (e.g., cystocele, enterocele, recto cele, vault prolapse), fecal incontinence, and the like, wherein the impl...

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Hauptverfasser:	OTTE, JOHN F, WOLFE, STEVEN JAMES, KALETA, RICHARD, OGDAHL, JASON, O'HERN, JEFFREY MICHAEL, MONTPETIT, KAREN PILNEY, ROLL, JESSICA L, KHAMIS, CHAOUKI A, DOCKENDORF, KELLY ANN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Described are pelvic implants (e.g., urinary incontinence sling, hammock, etc.) that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders such as incontinenc e, stress urinary incontinence, prolapse (e.g., cystocele, enterocele, recto cele, vault prolapse), fecal incontinence, and the like, wherein the implant involves the ability to adjust dimensions of an implant before, during, or after implantation. In a preferred embodiment the implant (680) comprises a support portion piece (682) and an extension portion piece (688, 690) adjust ably connected to the support portion piece through a frictional adjusting e lement (696) comprising an aperture through which a segment of extension por tion extends.