Implants for pelvic organ prolapse support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10172699-B2
Application number	US-201415304988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	Apr 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

The present invention provides an implant for pelvic organ prolapse support, comprising an implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support which comprises first body having a first angle and a second angle, a pair of first arms and a pair of second arms. The implant for pelvic organ prolapse support of the present invention can treat cystocele and stress urinary incontinence simultaneously, and can optionally combine with an implant for posterior vaginal wall prolapse support and an auxiliary supporter to treat cystocele, stress urinary incontinence, enterocele, uterine prolapse, rectocele prolapse, anal prolapse, and vaginal vault prolapse at one time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An implant for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) support, comprising an implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support which comprises:
a first body having a first pair of straight edges and a second pair of straight edges, with a first angle between the first pair of straight edges and a second angle between the second pair of straight edges, the first and second angles being located at a first end and a second end respectively of a longitudinal axis of the first body, wherein the first angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support is an obtuse angle, the lengths of the first pair of straight edges are 4-6 cm, the lengths of the second pair of straight edges are 6-8 cm, and the distance between the first angle and the second angle is 7-10 cm;
a pair of first arms connecting with both sides of the longitudinal axis of the first body, respectively, wherein each of the pair of first arms is disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first body; and
a pair of second arms connecting with both sides of the longitudinal axis of the first body, respectively, wherein the first arm and the second arm disposed at the same side of the longitudinal axis are separated from each other.

2. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support is a polymer mesh.

3. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the degree of the first angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support is greater than the degree of the second angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support.

4. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the lengths of the first pair of straight edges forming the first angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support are equal; the lengths of the second pair of straight edges forming the second angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support are equal.

5. The implant of claim 1 , wherein each of the first arms of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support is disposed at each margin of two extended edges of the first pair of straight edges of the first angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support.

6. The implant of claim 1 , wherein each of the second arms of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support is disposed at each edge of the second pair of straight edges of the second angle of the implant for anterior vaginal wall prolapse support.

Assignees

• Univ Nat Taiwan
• Univ Nat Taiwan Hospital
• Wo Andrew Man Chung

Inventors

• Lin Ho-Hsiung
• Chang Ting-Chen

Classifications

• A61F6/08

  Pessaries, i.e. devices worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition or prevent conception {, e.g. combined with devices protecting against contagion} · CPC title

• A61F2/0063

  Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes · CPC title

• A61F2/0045 Primary

  Support slings · CPC title