Adjustable medical assembly for implant tension adjustment

摘要

The present invention discloses a medical assembly and method to deliver and place a bodily implant inside a patient's body. The medical assembly includes an insertion tool such that a portion of the insertion tool defines a lumen. The medical assembly further includes a carrier configured to be coupled to the insertion tool and including a passageway. The medical assembly also includes a flexible elongate member configured to pass through the passageway of the carrier and the lumen. The elongate member is also configured to be coupled to the bodily implant such that a portion of the elongate member between the bodily implant and the carrier defines a length.

主权项

1. A medical assembly configured to deliver and place a bodily implant inside a patient's body, the medical assembly comprising:
an insertion tool configured to be inserted into a patient's body, the insertion tool including a handle and a needle coupled to a distal end portion of the handle, the insertion tool including a shaft at least partially disposed within a lumen of the handle, the shaft having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; a carrier configured to be coupled to a distal end portion of the needle, the carrier configured to be disposed within a bodily tissue upon placement, the carrier defining a passageway; and an elongate member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion of the elongate member being coupled to the distal end portion of the shaft at a location inside the lumen of the handle, the elongate member extending through a lumen of the needle and the passageway of the carrier, the distal end portion of the elongate member configured to be coupled to a bodily implant, the insertion tool including an adjustment mechanism coupled to the proximal end portion of the shaft, the adjustment mechanism being disposed outside the lumen of the handle, the adjustment mechanism including a rotation member configured to rotate, wherein rotation of the rotation member is configured to move the shaft with respect to the handle and move the elongate member in and out of the insertion tool such that a length of the elongate member between the bodily implant and the carrier is adjusted, the insertion tool further including a locking mechanism configured to lock the elongate member within the insertion tool.