Patent ID: 9549799
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A surgical kit comprising: an implantable sling having opposed sling sides and extending between a first sling end and a second sling end, the sling comprising a sling opening formed through the sling adjacent the first sling end; an anchor; a first elongated anchor suture having a first end attached to the anchor and a second free end, wherein the first suture is passable through the sling opening to allow for movement of the sling along a length of the first suture relative to the anchor; a second elongated anchor suture having a first end attached to the anchor and a second free end, wherein the second suture is passable through the sling opening to allow for movement of the sling along a length of the second suture relative to the anchor; at least one single-piece suture retainer having a retainer body and at least first and second retainer bores through the retainer body, the first and second retainer bores positioned adjacent to each other across a width of the suture retainer, and sized and shaped to receive and frictionally engage the first and second sutures, respectively, adjacent the implantable sling to inhibit slippage of the first and second sutures, respectively, relative to the first and second retainer bores and to apply retentive force through the retainer body against the implantable sling to retain a portion of the implantable sling proximate a target location, wherein the retainer body further comprises first and second fixed slots extending from a retainer body edge to each of the first and second retainer bores, respectively, and dimensioned to enable lateral advancement of the suture retainer with respect to the first and second sutures to pass the first and second sutures through the first and second slots into the first and second retainer bores and to dispose the retainer into engagement with a portion of the sling, the retainer body defining a first recess defined on the retainer body edge at a first location, and a second recess defined on the retainer body edge at a second location; and a retainer installation and dispensing tool having a clamp having a first projection and a second projection, the first projection configured to engage with the first recess, the second projection configured to engage with the second recess.