METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEVATOR DISTENSION REPAIR

Improved methods and apparatuses for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse are provided. A specialized mesh having a shape for convenient subcutaneous placement to support the levator ani muscles is provided, as is a method of use of such a device. Appropriate devices for introducing such a mesh implan...

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Hauptverfasser:	DOCKENDORF, KELLY, ANN, OLSON, MATTHEW, J, HALLUM, ALTON, V., III
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:	Improved methods and apparatuses for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse are provided. A specialized mesh having a shape for convenient subcutaneous placement to support the levator ani muscles is provided, as is a method of use of such a device. Appropriate devices for introducing such a mesh implant are also disclosed. L'invention concerne des méthodes et des appareils perfectionnés pour traiter le prolapsus d'un organe pelvien. Elle a pour objet une maille de forme spéciale pour un placement sous-cutané aisé afin de supporter les muscles releveurs de l'anus, et une méthode d'utilisation d'un tel appareil. Des appareils appropriés pour introduire un tel implant de maille sont aussi divulgués.