US 12,239,315 B2
Transvaginal lift device for prolapsed pelvic organ
Hugo H. Dávila García, Vero Beach, FL (US); Raúl E. Storey Rojas, Vero Beach, FL (US); Mariano Enrique Cordero Segura, San Jose (CR); Víctor Manuel Solano Umaña, San Jose (CR); and Isaías Herrera Jiménez, San Jose (CR)
Assigned to Arcus Medical LLC, Vero Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Hugo H. Dávila García, Vero Beach, FL (US); Raúl E. Storey Rojas, Vero Beach, FL (US); Mariano Enrique Cordero Segura, San Jose (CR); Víctor Manuel Solano Umaña, San Jose (CR); and Isaías Herrera Jiménez, San Jose (CR)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,667.
Prior Publication US 2024/0277332 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0469 (2013.01) [A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transvaginal lift device comprising:
a speculum having an upper vane and a lower vane, the upper and lower vanes each being elongate with a front end and a rear end, the upper and lower vanes being attached at the rear end such that the vanes move between a closed position and an open position, and wherein the upper vane has an opening/window configured to allow prolapsed tissue to protrude through the opening/window into an interior portion of the speculum; and
a suturing instrument with a needle cannula and a suture, wherein the suturing instrument is attached to the speculum, the suturing instrument configured to place the suture in the prolapsed tissue protruding through the opening/window;
wherein the speculum includes a guide to fix a position of the needle cannula, and the guide is attached to the upper vane, wherein the guide has an opening through which the needle cannula is inserted.