Patent ID: 7985173
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for treating a cystocele present in a female patient, comprising a body having opposed first and second ends intersected by a central longitudinal axis, an inboard area through which said central longitudinal axis passes, said inboard area being sized and shaped so as to repair a central cystocele, and having a substantially rectangular shape; at least one outboard area positioned on at least one side of said inboard area, said at least one outboard area being sized and shaped so as to repair a lateral cystocele, and including a first section positioned proximate said first end of said body and having a lateral dimension that increases from a first point proximate said first end to a second point intermediate said first and second ends, and a second section positioned proximate said second end of said body and having a lateral dimension that increases from a third point proximate said second end to said second point, said first and second sections being positioned on the same side of said inboard area and having shapes and sizes that facilitate the repair of a lateral cystocele; and at least first and second stabilizing straps for laterally stabilizing said body on both sides thereof, said at least first and second stabilizing straps extending laterally outward from first and second opposite sides of said central longitudinal axis respectively, each of said at least first and second stabilizing straps being positioned and having a length adapted to extend through a corresponding obturator foramen of the patient.