Patent ID: 9737390
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A medical assembly comprising: an elongate member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion with a tapered tip, the tapered tip defining a lumen, the proximal end portion having a tapered portion, the tapered tip configured to slide through a bodily tissue, the elongate member having a width across at least a portion of the elongate member, the elongate member having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface being disposed in a different plane than the second surface; an implant having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion with a length extending between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion, the implant having a width defined between two longitudinal edges of the implant, the implant having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface of the implant being separated from the first surface of the implant by a thickness of the implant, the second surface of the implant being opposite to the first surface of the implant, the first surface of the implant being disposed in a different plane than the second surface of the implant, the first surface of the implant being coupled to the first surface of the elongate member outside the lumen, the second surface of the implant being configured to contact the bodily tissue when inserted into a body of a patient, the elongate member not contacting any portion of the second surface of the implant, the width of the implant being smaller than the width of the elongate member, the first surface of the implant being disposed between the second surface of the elongate member and the second surface of the implant; and a coupling member configured to couple the elongate member and the implant, the coupling member including a suture, the suture being threaded in and out of the elongate member and the implant, the suture forming a loop at the distal end portion of the elongate member, the loop configured to be coupled to a delivery device.