Method for treating urinary incontinence in women and implantable device intended to correct urinary incontinence

• US 20050131274A1
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Original Assignee: Mentor Corporation (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Suslian, Patrice, Delorme, Emmanuel
• Granted Patent: US 7,621,864 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00805 Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0036 implantable A61F2/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0045 Support slings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/009 for hindering or preventing attachment of biological tissue

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for treating urinary incontinence in women.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A method for treating urinary incontinence in a woman, said method comprising:

(a) making a vaginal incision in the region of the middle third of the urethra measured from the meatus, and

(b) positioning a tape under the urethra of said woman such that one portion of said tape extends from under the urethra through one obturator foramen of said woman and another portion of said tape extends from under the urethra through the other obturator foramen of said woman.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a curved needle is used to extend one portion of said tape from under the urethra through one obturator foramen of said woman.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a finger is inserted into said vaginal incision to guide said curved needle to said vaginal incision.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said tape comprises a tapered end to be slipped into the eye of said curved needle.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the ends of said tape are cut flush with the skin of said woman.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the ends of said tape are tapered before being cut flush with the skin of said woman.