Devices and methods for delivering sutures and implants

摘要

A medical device for the delivery of sutures and implants through tissue of a patient's body. The medical device includes a handle, an elongated shaft member, a needle carrier, and a slideable mechanism. A method of delivering a suture or an implant includes inserting and deploying a medical device including a handle, an elongated shaft member, a needle carrier, and a slideable mechanism into tissue of a patient's body.

主权项

1. A medical device comprising:
a handle; an elongated shaft member extending from the handle; a needle carrier extending from a distal end of the elongated shaft member, the needle carrier including a channel configured to receive a needle that can be coupled to a suture or a portion of a pelvic floor repair implant; a slideable mechanism comprising a knob member and an outer shaft, the outer shaft extending from the knob member, the knob member and the outer shaft being disposed coaxially over the elongated shaft member and being manipulatable by an operator of the device to slide along at least a portion of the length of the elongated shaft member; and a needle catch configured to receive and retain the needle carried by the needle carrier, wherein the slideable mechanism is configured to move the needle carrier along at least the portion of the length of the elongated shaft member while the needle catch remains stationary when the knob member is manipulated by the operator of the device.