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Medical device and method for conducting a surgery through a body opening
US10441397B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10441397-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615138917-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Publication date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
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A medical device and method for facilitating a surgery through a body opening is disclosed. The medical device includes a flexible member configured to be placed within the body opening so as to cover a portion of the body opening. The flexible member includes a distal end portion with a closed end, a proximal end portion with an open end and an elongate portion joining the proximal end portion and the distal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to extend out of the patient's body opening to cover an area around and outside the patient's body opening.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for conducting an implant surgery through a vaginal opening of a patient, the method comprising: placing a portion of a medical device inside the vaginal opening, the medical device including a flexible member having a distal end portion with a closed end, a proximal end portion with an open end, and an elongate portion joining the proximal end portion and the distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion and the elongate portion contacts outer surfaces of vaginal walls and the proximal end portion resides out of the vaginal opening upon placement; piercing the medical device at a desired location for conducting the implant surgery; and delivering a bodily implant within the patient's body through the pierced location formed in the medical device. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stretching the distal end portion and the elongate portion. 3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a bodily incision through the medical device. 4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising closing the bodily incision. 5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the medical device from the body opening after completing the surgery.
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Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment · CPC title
- A61F2/0022Primary
placed deep in the body opening (occluding blood vessels by internal devices A61B17/12022) · CPC title
Access ports, e.g. toroid shape introducers for instruments or hands (access sites for liquids A61M39/0247) · CPC title
- A61B46/17Primary
closed at the distal end · CPC title
with ring member to support retractor elements · CPC title
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- What does patent US10441397B2 cover?
- A medical device and method for facilitating a surgery through a body opening is disclosed. The medical device includes a flexible member configured to be placed within the body opening so as to cover a portion of the body opening. The flexible member includes a distal end portion with a closed end, a proximal end portion with an open end and an elongate portion joining the proximal end portion…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Boston Scient Scimed Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61F2/0022. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 15 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).