Patent ID: 9333065
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A combination surgical insertion tool and pelvic implant, the tool comprising a handle, a shaft comprising a proximal shaft end attached to the handle, and a distal shaft end, a sheath that is alternately removable from the shaft and engageable with the shaft and that can be placed over the shaft to engage the shaft and allow at least two configurations: a covered configuration in which the sheath covers the distal shaft end, and an uncovered configuration in which the sheath covers a portion of the shaft and does not cover the distal shaft end, the pelvic implant comprising: wherein the distal shaft end is configured to engage the tissue fastener in a manner by which the insertion tool is capable of pushing the tissue fastener into tissue, wherein with the tissue fastener engaging the distal shaft end, the sheath can be placed over the shaft and the extension portion, and when the tissue fastener engages the distal end of the shaft, the sheath can fit over the shaft and the extension portion and can be moved between the covered configuration and the uncovered configuration, and the sheath covers the tissue fastener when the sheath is in the covered configuration and the sheath does not cover the tissue fastener when the sheath is in the uncovered configuration.