Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence

a technology for urinary incontinence and abdominal wall, applied in the field of abdominal wall and abdominal wall, can solve the problems of high vascular injury rate, disadvantageous requirement for needles to exit the lower abdominal wall, comparatively large needles used for inserting tapes, etc., to reduce the likelihood of inflammation, minimize the likelihood of urethra adhesion, and minimize the likelihood of urethra abrasion and the effect of reducing the likelihood of infection
US20060205995A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-14COLOPLAST AS
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US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
COLOPLAST AS
Publication Date
2006-09-14
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The present invention provides a surgical implant and method for supporting the urethra where the implant includes a suburethral support suspended between two soft tissue anchors. The surgical implant is introduced into at least one incision made on the upper wall of a vagina with the first soft tissue anchor inserted on a first side of the urethra behind the pubic bone, and the second soft tissue anchor inserted on a second side of the urethra behind the pubic bone, such that the suburethral support is suspended from the soft tissue anchors and supports the urethra. Each of the first and second soft tissue anchors are inserted in, and fix in, the soft tissue of the perineum without penetrating the obturator foramen.
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[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 510,488 filed Mar. 28, 2005, entitled “Apparatus And Method For Treating Female Urinary Incontinence,” and a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 199,061, filed Aug. 8, 2005, entitled “Apparatus And Method For Treating Female Urinary Incontinence,” which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 398,992, filed Apr. 11, 2003, entitled “Apparatus And Method For Treating Female Urinary Incontinence,” and which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,960,160 on Nov. 1, 2005, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to an apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence and, in particular, to a surgical implant having a sling that passes under the urethra in use and supports the urethra to alleviate incontinence, along with relate...

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