Patent ID: 8460171
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A mesh delivery system for use in performing sacral colpopexy on a female patient, comprising: an elongate introducer for insertion through an abdominal wall of said female patient; a mesh stabilizer detachably connected to said introducer, said mesh stabilizer including a pair of arms for holding and positioning mesh straps on an exterior wall of said female patient's vagina, and a first docking member; a vaginal probe for insertion into said female patient's vagina, said vaginal probe having a probe head for positioning against an interior wall of said female patient's vagina, and a second docking member integral to said probe head for coupling to the first docking member of said mesh stabilizer; whereby said introducer carries and delivers the mesh stabilizer into said female patient's abdominal area through a first incision, said vaginal probe is inserted into said female patient's vagina, and said mesh stabilizer is coupled by said first docking member to the second docking member on the probe head of said vaginal probe to stabilize said mesh straps against said female patient's vaginal apex for suturing.