Patent ID: 9713517
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method of placing an implant indwelling in a living body, the method comprising: forming an insertion hole in the living body, the insertion hole extending from a living body surface and passing a first obturator foramen on a first side of the living body and a second obturator foramen on an opposing second side of the living body, an end portion of the insertion hole on the first side being opened in the living body surface, an end portion of the insertion hole on the opposing second side being closed in relation to the living body surface; inserting a medical tube into the insertion hole prior to insertion of the implant, the medical tube permitting the implant to be inserted into the medical tube; inserting the implant into the medical tube inserted in the insertion hole, the implant having an anchor plate on each end of a main body of the implant, wherein each of the anchor plates is divided into a small width portion interlocked to the main body of the implant, a large width portion greater than the small width portion in width, and a decreasing-width portion, and wherein a width of the decreasing-width portion decreases along a direction towards a side opposite to the main body of the implant; and pulling the medical tube out of the insertion hole so that the implant is placed indwelling in the living body.