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Surgical instrument for treating female urinary stress incontinence

  • US 6,808,486 B1
  • Filed: 12/03/2002
  • Issued: 10/26/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical instrument for treating female urinary stress incontinence comprising:

  • a. a tubular mesh sling for implanting into the lower abdomen of a female providing support to mid-urethral and bladder neck sphincteric continence sites, said sling defining in part plastic sheath portions fixedly attached to a tubular mesh section; and

    b. a tubular sling transfer instrument having a distal end and a proximal end, said instrument defining in part a progressively curved shaft portion positioned between distal and proximal ends with a handle located at said proximal end, a detachable tip positioned and angularly displaced from said curved shaft at its distal end, a means for attaching said detachable tip to said progressively curved shaft portion and a sling transfer sheath which is attached to said detachable tip and said tubular mesh sling.

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