Patent ID: 8708885
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A combination comprising a surgical insertion tool useful for implanting a pelvic implant, and a pelvic implant, the tool comprising a handle, a shaft comprising a proximal shaft end attached to the handle, and a distal shaft end, a sheath that engages the shaft and allows at least two configurations: a covered configuration in which the sheath covers the distal shaft end, and an uncovered configuration in which the sheath covers a portion of the shaft and does not cover the distal shaft end, wherein the sheath moves relative to the shaft, the implant comprising a support portion piece, an extension portion piece, and a tissue fastener at a distal end of the extension portion piece, the tissue fastener being capable of engaging the distal shaft end, wherein: with the tissue fastener engaged with the distal shaft end, the sheath covers the tissue fastener when the sheath is in the covered configuration and the sheath does not cover the tissue fastener when the sheath is in the uncovered configuration.