Systems, implants, tools, and methods for treatments of pelvic conditions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10045842
APP PUB NO 20130109910A1
SERIAL NO

13519492

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Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue, devices and tools for transvaginally accessing a posterior region of pelvic anatomy, devices (including certain types of implants, anchors, and tools) for connecting (e.g., adjustably) a vaginal apex to a region of sacral anatomy to provide support to the vaginal apex, and related methods.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311-1566

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Alexander, James A Excelsior, US 63 1533
Arnal, Kevin R Excelsior, US 48 1696
Childs, Jeffrey J Eagan, US 2 117
Khamis, Chaouki A Edina, US 52 790

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