Patent ID: 9282970
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A medical treatment system, comprising: an elongate, flexible, tubular pushrod, the pushrod having a distal end; a guide member coupled adjacent the distal end of the pushrod; an implant coupled adjacent the distal end of the pushrod and proximal of the guide member and extending proximally along the pushrod, the implant having a proximal portion adjacent a proximal end and a distal portion adjacent a distal end, the implant comprising a plurality of bioabsorbable fibers; a distal pull string extending through the guide member and secured to the implant at a first attachment point within the distal portion of the implant; and a proximal pull string extending through the guide member and secured to the implant at a second attachment point within the proximal portion of the implant, wherein pulling the distal string in a proximal direction compacts at least a portion of the distal portion of the implant in a distal direction and pulling the proximal pull string in a proximal direction compacts at least a portion of the proximal portion of the implant in a distal direction.