IP Library Granted Patent US 8,608,641
Granted Patent B2
US 8,608,641 · App. 12/215,637 · Granted Dec 17, 2013

Pelvic floor health articles and procedures

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Patent No.
US 8,608,641
App. No.
12/215,637
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Articles and procedures for preventing or treating vaginal prolapse, urinary incontinence, and other disorders of the pelvic floor.

Claims (11)

1. A system for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the system comprising:

two implants, each comprising a support portion and at least one elongated portion extending from the support portion, wherein each elongated portion of each implant comprises a dilator having a profile at a distal end that is different from a profile at a distal end of the other implant; and

at least one implantation tool comprising an elongated portion and an end portion that is selectively engageable with the profile at the distal end of the dilator of only one of the implants;

wherein at least one of the dilators comprises a first channel having an engagement feature for positive engagement with the end portion of the implantation tool.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the implants are selected from the group of implants that can be used for a posterior surgical approach, a transobturator surgical approach, or a suprapubic surgical approach.

3. An implant for treating pelvic disorders in a patient, the implant comprising:

a support member comprising a knit mesh having a first density;

an elongated member spaced from the support member, the elongated member comprising a knit mesh having a second density that is greater than the first density; and

two connector members spaced from each other to define an open space that is sufficient to span a bladder neck of a patient, wherein each connector member is attached at a first end to the support member and attached at a second end to the elongated member,

wherein each of the connector members further comprises a transition area adjacent to its second end, and wherein each transition area comprises a third density that is greater than the first density and less than the second density.

4. The implant of claim 3 , wherein each of the connector members and the support member comprise a mesh material, and wherein each transition area comprises a knitted material.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2024
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ACTIENT PHARMACEUTICALS LLC; ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH HOLDINGS, 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 GENERIC HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAR PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANIES, INC.); 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 STERILE PRODUCTS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JHP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC); QUARTZ SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; SLATE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067240/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC; ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.; ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043778/0302 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 043780/0316 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037300 FRAME: 0728. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 21, 2017
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 042308/0630 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2016
From: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
To: APHRODITE WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037551/0626 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 18, 2016
From: APHRODITE WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037551/0749 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2015
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPATION
To: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037300/0728 →
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 →