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US 7,972,262 · App. 11/535,018 · Granted Jul 5, 2011

Sling assembly with secure and convenient attachment

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Patent No.
US 7,972,262
App. No.
11/535,018
Granted
Jul 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical assembly for treating fecal incontinence can include an elongate needle, a sling and a coupler to conveniently and securely connect the coupler to an insertion end of the needle by moving the coupler and insertion end of the needle together.

Claims (13)

1. An assembly for treating fecal incontinence comprising:

an elongate needle that is sized and shaped to be initially inserted through an abdominal incision and to then emerge from at least one other incision, the needle having an insertion end and an end opposite the insertion end,

a sling for implantation in the body during a fecal incontinence procedure, and

a coupler having an axis, the coupler having a first end and a second end with surfaces for conveniently and securely connecting the coupler to the insertion end of the needle by moving the coupler and insertion end of the needle together.

2. An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the coupler is connected to needle by being moved together in a substantially axial fashion.

3. An assembly according to claim 2 wherein after the needle is connected to the coupler, the assembly has a Separation Force of at least about fifteen pounds.

4. An assembly according to claim 3 wherein after the needle is connected to the coupler, the assembly has a Separation Force of at least about thirty pounds.

5. An assembly according to claim 2 wherein the assembly has an Insertion Force of no more than about fifteen pounds.

6. An assembly according to claim 5 wherein the assembly has an Insertion Force of no more than about ten pounds.

7. An assembly according to claim 6 wherein the assembly has an Insertion Force of no more than about eight pounds.

8. An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the coupler is sized and shaped to be connected to the needle after the insertion end of the needle emerges from the at least one other incision.

9. An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the sling includes an insertion sheath and the first end of the coupler is attached to the sheath.

10. An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the tip of the insertion end of the needle is substantially blunt.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2024
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ACTIENT PHARMACEUTICALS LLC; ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH LLC; AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; AUXILIUM US HOLDINGS, LLC; BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.; BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC; DAVA INTERNATIONAL, LLC; DAVA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INDEVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.); GENERICS BIDCO I, LLC; GENERICS INTERNATIONAL (US), INC.; PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.; PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC.; PAR STERILE PRODUCTS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JHP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC); QUARTZ SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; SLATE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067239/0491 →
CONFIRMATORY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Sep 17, 2021
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH LLC; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC.; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.; PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057538/0978 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2018
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: STASKIN, DAVID, MD, DR
Reel/Frame 045605/0796 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 042743/0278 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA; PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037300 FRAME 0199. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Feb 25, 2016
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037916/0028 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2016
From: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
To: APHRODITE WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037473/0745 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2016
From: APHRODITE WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037473/0919 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2015
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPATION
To: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037300/0199 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2015
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC; AMS RESEARCH, LLC; LASERSCOPE
Reel/Frame 036285/0146 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Mar 20, 2014
From: ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION; AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; LASERSCOPE
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032491/0440 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2014
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032380/0053 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 22, 2011
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 026632/0535 →