Patent ID: 9402706
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical device, comprising: a support member configured to be placed within a body of a patient and provide support to a portion of the body of the patient, the support member including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a medial portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion, the second end portion, and the medial portion being monolithically formed as a single, continuous body, the support member including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the medial portion having a first tapered portion that tapers towards the first end portion and a second tapered portion that tapers towards the second end portion; a first tether forming a first loop and slidably coupled to the first end portion of the support member, the first tether being configured to extend from the body of the patient when the support member is placed within the body of the patient, the first tether being woven through one or more openings on the first end portion such that ends of the first tether extend from the first surface at the first end portion of the support member, the first loop being formed by coupling the ends of the first tether; a second tether forming a second loop and slidably coupled to the second end portion of the support member, the second tether being configured to extend from the body of the patient when the support member is placed within the body of the patient, the second tether being woven through one or more openings on the second end portion such that ends of the second tether extend from the first surface at the second end portion of the support member, the second loop being formed by coupling the ends of the second tether; and a third tether forming a third loop and slidably coupled to the medial portion of the support member, the third tether being woven through the medial portion of the support member at more than two locations on the medial portion of the support member such that ends of the third tether extend from the second surface at the medial portion of the support member, the third loop being formed by coupling the ends of the third tether; and a retainer configured to be coupled to the first tether at a first location on the first tether and at a second location on the first tether different than the first location, the retainer including a first slot and a second slot disposed on a periphery of the retainer, the first slot being configured to engage a first portion of the first tether, the second slot being configured to engage a second portion of the first tether, the retainer being configured to be disposed outside of the body of the patient when the support member is placed within the body of the patient, the first slot being disposed on a first side of the retainer, the second slot being disposed on a second side of the retainer at a same location as the first slot along a longitudinal axis of the retainer.