Patent ID: 9675436
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A system for delivering an implant to a patient, comprising: an implant having an attachment strap, the attachment strap having an end portion, the end portion defining projections on at least one lateral edge of the attachment strap, the projections adapted to anchor the implant in soft tissue of the patient's pelvic floor; an end termination member attached to the attachment strap, the end termination member defining a lumen; a shaft having a first portion having a first size and a second portion having a second size larger than the first size, the shaft defining a shoulder between the first portion and the second portion, the shaft being configured to be received within the lumen of the end termination member such that at least a portion of the first portion of the shaft is disposed within the lumen of the end termination member; and a sheath having a first end and a second end, the sheath defining a hollow center extending from the first end to the second end, the sheath configured to receive the shaft such that the shaft extends through the hollow center from the first end to the second end.