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Tuck and fold fascia shortening for incontinence

  • US 6,044,847 A
  • Filed: 06/23/1998
  • Issued: 04/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A therapy for incontinence comprising:

  • engaging an endopelvic support tissue with a probe;

    manipulating the engaged tissue with the probe to form a fold having a first portion of the tissue adjacent to a second portion of the tissue along a fold depth, the fold depth being within a predetermined range;

    affixing the adjacent first and second tissue portions together with the probe to decrease a dimension of the tissue such that incontinence is inhibited.

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