Metra PS^® Procedure Kit (For the UPLIFT procedure)

  The UPLIFT procedure, a simple and durable laparoscopic technique, restores a retroverted uterus to its normal anatomic position.  The Metra PS procedure kit for the UPLIFT procedure invests the round ligaments with permanent suture, using them as a conduit to establish a bridge between the lateral abdominal wall and tissue proximal to the uterus.

 The UPLIFT procedure has been used successfully to relieve pain associated with a retroverted uterus^l; to lift the uterus out of the cul-de-sac after endometriosis surgery to help prevent adhesion formation²; and as an adjunctive treatment for pelvic congestive syndrome.³

 UPLIFT Procedure Benefits:

• Long-term, statistically significant reduction in dyspareunia and/or dysmenorrhea^1,4
• No suspension failures reported in up to two-year follow-up^1,4
• Case reports document that the UPLIFT procedure lasts during pregnancy – even after multiple vaginal deliveries.

 ¹ Carter JE. Carter-Thomason uterine suspension and positioning by ligament investment, fixation and truncation. J Reprod Med 1999;44:417-422

² Ivey JL. Laparoscopic uterine suspension as an adjunctive procedure at the time of laser laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis. J Reprod Med 1992;37:757-765.

³ Perry CP. Current concepts of pelvic congestion and chronic pelvic pain. JSLS 2001;5:105-110.

⁴ Uplift multicenter study. Data on file.

⁵ Data on file.