US 11,969,190 B2
Transvaginal occluder
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US); and Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/822,082.
Prior Publication US 2021/0290269 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/4241 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12027 (2013.01); A61B 17/42 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/4216 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transvaginal occluder, comprising:
an elongated housing including proximal and distal portions and an internal cavity defined therebetween configured for selective receipt of a surgical instrument therethrough, the elongated housing including:
a first material having a first durometer extending between the proximal and distal portions and defining the internal cavity, the first material including at least one recess defined in and extending along the internal cavity;
a second material having a second, lower durometer and extending between the proximal and distal portions, the second material encapsulating at least a portion of the first material and configured to engage vaginal tissue, wherein the second material includes at least one compression region along a length of the second material, the at least one compression region including a hollow cavity defined in the compression region, the hollow cavity configured to allow the compression region to collapse inwardly during insertion of the transvaginal occluder within a vaginal canal and expand beyond a pelvic floor of the vaginal canal once inserted in the vaginal canal to fix the transvaginal occluder in vivo; and
a third material having a third, lowest durometer disposed within the at least one recess and configured to engage a shaft of the surgical instrument in a fluid tight manner.