Patent ID: 8870741

Claim:
An assembly for use in the attachment of a patient's vaginal apex or uterus or rectum to her/his spine, comprising: a first tube having a length adapted to a distance from an outer wall of the patient's abdomen to a sacrum, the first tube being provided with a distal end and comprising an opposite proximal end and having a first passage from the distal to the proximal end thereof; a second tube or rod having a length that at least equals the length of the first tube, the second tube or rod being provided with a distal end and comprises an opposite proximal end; a connector for connection to the patient's vaginal apex or uterus or rectum; at least one attachment device configured for penetrating into the spine provided with a distal end for attachment to the sacrum and a proximal end for attachment of an end of said connector wherein the distal end of the second tube or rod and the proximal end of the attachment device are formed for functional mutual engagement; and at least one thread connected at a first end to the proximal end of the attachment device and at a second end to the connector for attaching the attachment device to the connector, wherein the second tube or rod can be movably accommodated in the first tube, the second tube or rod extending into the first tube, the distal end of the first tube is configured to be brought into engagement with the sacrum and at least a part of the connector is attached to the attachment device and situated within the first tube, the part of the connector is situated between the first and the second tube or rod, the connector being completely positioned within the first tube, and a distal end portion of the second tube or rod is narrowed for together with the first tube forming an accommodation space for said part of the connector.