CPC A61F 2/0045 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A system to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), comprising:
a housing;
an elongate shaft extending distally from the housing, the elongate shaft defining a first elongate passage therethrough along at least a portion of the length of the elongate shaft;
a tissue anchor removably disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, the tissue anchor defining a second elongate passage therethrough that is coaxial with the first elongate passage;
a tether coupled to the tissue anchor;
a removable rod or wire disposed through the first elongate passage and the second elongate passage, wherein the removable rod or wire, the tissue anchor and the elongate shaft are configured to prevent longitudinal and lateral movement of the tissue anchor with respect to the elongate shaft while the removable rod or wire is disposed in the first elongate passage and the second elongate passage
wherein, upon the removable rod or wire being withdrawn proximally out of the second elongate passage, the tissue anchor is released from the elongate shaft to permit the elongate shaft to be removed from a patient's tissue while leaving the tissue anchor behind with the tether extending from the tissue anchor along a path through tissue previously occupied by the elongate shaft.
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