| 摘要 |
<p>A staple applicator suitable for use in treating female stress incontinence by surgery comprises an elongate probe (2) of a suitable surgical material, the probe (2) being formed at a first extremity (3) thereof to carry releasably a surgical staple (5). The probe is of S-shape in the first end region (8) adjacent to the first extremity (3), and is dimensioned such that when the first extremity (3) holding a staple (5) is inserted into the vagina (12) and upwardly through an incision (15) in the vaginal wall of a patient in the lithotomy position, the opposite, second extremity (9) of the probe can be positioned vertically below the first extremity (3) and clear of the patient to enable an orthopaedic mallet to be impacted on the second extremity (9) to urge the first extremity (3) upwards to apply the staple into the pubic ramus/pubis, the staple then being released from the first extremity to allow withdrawal of the probe. The probe can be provided with a staple retainer (Figures 6, 7) in the form of a retractable strip (31).</p> |
