1. An illumination assist device used for an electronic device having a flash lamp, comprising:
a cover;
an optical plate located in the cover, wherein the cover further comprises a light transmission board, and a plurality of reflective sidewalls extending from a periphery of the light transmission board, the optical plate is surrounded by the plurality of reflective sidewalls;
wherein the electronic device comprises a main body, and the illumination assist device further comprises a fixing member, the illumination assist device is fixed to the main body by the fixing member; the cover comprises two through holes defined at the plurality of reflective sidewalls, the fixing member comprises at least one belt connected to the plurality of reflective sidewalls by the through holes.
2. The illumination assist device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reflective sidewalls comprises a high reflectivity film formed on inner surfaces thereof.
3. The illumination assist device of claim 1, wherein the optical plate further comprises a plurality of parallel V-shaped protrusions extending outward from a surface thereof, each V-shaped protrusion comprises a triangular cross-section taken alone a line parallel to the surface.
4. The illumination assist device of claim 3, wherein each cross-section of the protrusions comprises a vertex angle configured to be in a range of 60 degrees to 120 degrees.
5. The illumination assist device of claim 1, wherein the optical plate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, copolymer of methylmethacrylate and styrene, and any suitable combinations thereof.
6. The illumination assist device of claim 1, wherein the light transmission board has a plurality of depressions defined in an inner surface thereof.
7. The illumination assist device of claim 1, further comprising a frame for receiving the plurality of reflective sidewalls.
8. The illumination assist device of claim 7, wherein the frame forms an opening, the opening has a smaller dimension than a dimension of the optical plate.
9. The illumination assist device of claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises a first belt, a second belt, and a hook-and-pile fastener, the first and the second belts are fixed together by the hook-and-pile fastener.
10. An illumination assist device used for an electronic device having a flash lamp, comprising:
a cover;
an optical plate located in the cover, wherein the cover further comprises a light transmission board, and a plurality of reflective sidewalls extending from a periphery of the light transmission board, the optical plate is surrounded by and located between the plurality of reflective sidewalls;
wherein the electronic device comprises a main body, and the illumination assist device further comprises a fixing member, the illumination assist device is fixed to the main body by the fixing member; the cover comprises two through holes defined at the plurality of reflective sidewalls, the fixing member comprises at least one belt connected to the plurality of reflective sidewalls by the through holes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An implant configured to be placed within a body of a patient, comprising:
a support member, the support member being configured to be placed adjacent a vaginal apex of a patient, the support member being of a length sufficient to extend the length of the vaginal apex but of a length insufficient to extend from the vaginal apex to a location between a vagina of the patient and a rectum of the patient;
a first arm member coupled to the support member and being configured to be coupled to bodily tissue of the patient to help secure the implant within the body of the patient; and
a second arm member coupled to the support member and being configured to be coupled to bodily tissue of the patient to help secure the implant within the body of the patient.
2. The implant of claim 1, wherein the first arm member is configured to be coupled to a sacrospinous ligament of the patient.
3. The implant of claim 1, wherein the first arm member and the second arm member are each configured be coupled to a sacrospinous ligament of the patient.
4. The implant of claim 1, wherein the support member includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the anterior portion is configured to be placed in an anterior compartment of the patient, the posterior portion is configured to be placed in a posterior compartment of the patient.
5. The implant of claim 1, wherein the first arm member is formed of a mesh material and includes tangs configured to help secure the arm member to the bodily tissue.
6. The implant of claim 1, wherein the support member includes a first end and a second end, the first end includes a curved section, the second end includes a curved section.
7. The implant of claim 1, wherein the support member includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the anterior portion having a width that is greater than then width of the posterior portion.
8. The implant of claim 1, wherein the support member includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the posterior portion having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed between the second portion and the anterior portion of the support member, the first portion having a width that is shorter than a width of the second portion.
9. An implant configured to be placed within a body of a patient, comprising:
a support member, the support member being configured to be placed adjacent a vaginal apex of a patient, the support member including an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the anterior portion being configured to be placed in an anterior compartment of the patient, the posterior portion being configured to be placed in a posterior compartment of the patient, the poster portion having a length that is shorter than the distance between the vaginal apex and a location between a rectum of the patient and a vagina of the patient;
a first arm member coupled to the support member and being configured to be coupled to bodily tissue of a patient to help secure the implant within the body of the patient; and
a second arm member coupled to the support member and being configured to be coupled to bodily tissue of a patient to help secure the implant within the body of the patient.
10. The implant of claim 9, wherein the first arm member and the second arm member each extend from a side portion of the support member.
11. The implant of claim 9, wherein the first arm member is configured to be coupled to a sacrospinous ligament of the patient.
12. The implant of claim 9, wherein the support member and the first arm member are unitarily formed.
13. The implant of claim 9, wherein the support member, the first arm member, and the second arm member are unitarily formed of a mesh material.
14. A method of placing an implant within a body of a patient, comprising:
making an incision in an anterior vaginal wall of the patient;
inserting the implant through the incision and into an anterior compartment of the patient, the implant including a support member and an arm member, the support member having an anterior portion and a posterior portion;
positioning the implant through the incision in the anterior vaginal wall of the patient such that the anterior portion of the support member is disposed in an anterior compartment of the patient and the posterior portion of the support member is disposed in a posterior compartment of the patient and at a location spaced from a rectum of the patient; and
coupling the arm member of the implant to a sacrospinous ligament of the patient.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
associating the arm member with an insertion device.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the positioning includes positioning the implant such that the posterior portion of the support member is disposed within the posterior compartment of the patient without making a posterior vaginal incision.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the positioning includes positioning the support member such that the support member is adjacent a vaginal apex of the patient, but does not extend to a location between a rectum of the patient and a vagina of the patient.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the coupling includes coupling the arm member to a sacrospinous ligament of the patient.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
coupling the support member to a vaginal apex of the patient.
20. The method of claim 14, the arm member being a first arm member, the implant including a second arm member, the method further comprising:
coupling the second arm member to bodily tissue of the patient.