Patent ID: 9044220
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for use in a transvaginal implant procedure, comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the handle including an actuator configured to be manipulated by an operator of the medical device, the handle including a first washer member; an elongated shaft member having a diameter and a length, the elongated shaft member defining a lumen and extending from the distal end of the handle, the diameter being minimally greater than a diameter of a wire form extending longitudinally within the elongated shaft member, the elongated shaft member extending along a longitudinal axis when the elongated shaft member is disposed in a straight or a substantially straight configuration; and a head extending over a distal end of the elongated shaft member, the head including a second washer member, the head having a length measured along the longitudinal axis, a maximum width measured in a first direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness measured in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the length of the head being greater than the maximum width and the maximum width being greater than the thickness, the thickness being greater than the diameter of the elongated shaft member, the head including a needle carrier configured to receive a needle that can be coupled to a suture or to a portion of a pelvic floor repair implant, the head further including a needle catch and a needle exit port, at least a portion of the needle carrier exiting the needle exit port when the operator manipulates the actuator, the needle catch configured to receive and retain the needle carried by the needle carrier, the elongated shaft member being composed of a flexible material that extends the length of the elongated shaft member from the handle to the head such that the elongated shaft member can bend in a plurality of directions off the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft member, the elongated shaft member extending between and through the first washer member and the second washer member.