Medical device and methods of delivering the medical device

摘要

A medical device and methods of delivery of the medical device within a patient's body are disclosed by the present invention. The medical device includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member and a coupling member. The coupling member is configured to be coupled to and extend between the first elongate member and the second elongate member to couple the first elongate member to the second elongate member when the medical device is in a first configuration. The coupling member is configured to be decoupled from at least one of the first elongate member and the second elongate member when the medical device is in a second configuration.

主权项

1. A medical device configured to be delivered and placed within a patient's body, the medical device comprising:
a first elongate member having a mesh leg portion and a head portion, the head portion of the first elongate member configured to be attached to a first bodily portion and the mesh leg portion of the first elongate member configured to be attached to a second bodily portion, the first bodily portion being an anterior vaginal wall; a second elongate member having a mesh leg portion and a head portion, the head portion of the second elongate member configured to be attached to a third bodily portion and the mesh leg portion of the second elongate member configured to be attached to a fourth bodily portion; and a coupling member, the coupling member being configured to be coupled to and extend between the first elongate member and the second elongate member to couple the first elongate member to the second elongate member when the medical device is in a first configuration, the coupling member being configured to be decoupled from at least one of the first elongate member and the second elongate member when the medical device is in a second configuration, the mesh leg portion of the first elongate member at least partially overlying and coupled, via the coupling member with the mesh leg portion of the second elongate member when the medical device is in the first configuration, the mesh leg portion of the first elongate member being decoupled from the mesh leg portion of the second elongate member in the second configuration.