Patent ID: 9339366
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A surgical method for treating vaginal prolapse in a patient, comprising: providing a first surgical instrument and a second surgical instrument, the first and second surgical instruments including a needle portion, the needle portion having a generally straight portion and a generally helical portion having a distal end region, wherein the generally straight portion of the first and second instruments has a longitudinal axis and the generally helical portion has an axis that is not parallel to the axis of the straight portion; providing an implant; creating a vaginal incision; passing the distal end region of the first surgical instrument through an obturator foramen on a first side of the patient and then through the vaginal incision; associating the implant with the first surgical instrument; passing the distal end region of the second surgical instrument through an obturator foramen on a second side of the patient and then through the vaginal incision; associating the implant with the second surgical instrument; and securing the implant in place to stabilize a vagina.