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Pubovaginal sling device

  • US 5,934,283 A
  • Filed: 04/15/1997
  • Issued: 08/10/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sling device for surgical implantation in a human recipient to support the urethra, the sling device comprising:

  • an elongated strip of supple material which is biologically acceptable for implantation into the human recipient, the elongated strip of supple material having a looping limb and an extending limb extending from either side of a center portion, the center portion including a slot through which the looping limb can pass to thereby form a loop in the elongated strip of supple material for encircling the urethra to exert circumferential pressure on the urethra for the prevention of urinary incontinence.

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