| 摘要 |
Surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods that are used 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, adjusting the length of implant components, and cutting the implant to a desired length. |
| 主权项 |
1. A surgical tool for adjusting and cutting a length of an elongate portion of a pelvic implant, the tool comprising:
a cylindrical member engageable with the elongate portion of the implant to allow manipulation and cutting of the elongate portion, the cylindrical member comprising:
an elongate body comprising a proximal end, a distal end comprising a distal tip, and an outer cylindrical surface; anda channel extending transversely through the elongate body, wherein the channel comprises a first opening and a second opening, and wherein at least one of the first and second openings of the channel is positioned on the outer cylindrical surface proximal to the distal end; and a moveable cutting mechanism at least partially surrounding the cylindrical member and comprising at least one cutting surface at a distal end, wherein the cutting mechanism is slideable toward the distal end of the elongate body to cut a portion of the elongate portion that extends beyond the outer cylindrical surface of the elongate body. |
