CPC A61B 17/0057 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06076 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06171 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of treating a perianal fistula with a helical implant system having a driver and a helical implant, the helical implant having a proximal end and a distal end, the perianal fistula having an internal opening from a rectum, an external opening in an external surface of a buttocks, a fistula tract extending between the internal opening and the external opening, and fistula tissue surrounding the fistula tract, the method including:
centering the distal end of the helical implant in a concentric fashion to the internal opening with a centering feature of the helical implant system and a seton or a suture connected to the centering feature, and
advancing the helical implant into tissue surrounding the internal opening to compress the fistula tissue via the helical implant.
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