System for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence
First Claim
1. A system for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence by returning the vesical neck and the urethra to a correct position with the use of a band positioned beneath the urethra and tightened to a desired position, comprising:
- a band positioning device, comprising a handle, a needle, and a hole at or near a distal end of the needle;
an elongated band, comprising a urethral area at a central part of the band, the band comprising a first set of holes, one of the first set of holes located on one side of the central part and another of the first set of holes located on the other side of the central part along the length of the band;
first threads passing through the first set of holes and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation; and
a second set of holes located closer to distal ends of the band than the first set of holes, and second threads passing through the second set of holes and configured to permit tightening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation,wherein the band and the first threads are assembled and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation without the band first comprising folds prior to loosening.
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Abstract
The inventive system includes an elongated band, which includes a urethral area at a central part of the band, the band including a first set of holes, one of the first set of holes located on one side of the central part and another of the first set of holes located on the other side of the central part along the length of the band, first threads passing through the first set of holes and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation, and a second set of holes located closer to distal ends of the band than the first set of holes, and second threads passing through the second set of holes and configured to permit tightening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence by returning the vesical neck and the urethra to a correct position with the use of a band positioned beneath the urethra and tightened to a desired position, comprising:
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a band positioning device, comprising a handle, a needle, and a hole at or near a distal end of the needle; an elongated band, comprising a urethral area at a central part of the band, the band comprising a first set of holes, one of the first set of holes located on one side of the central part and another of the first set of holes located on the other side of the central part along the length of the band; first threads passing through the first set of holes and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation; and a second set of holes located closer to distal ends of the band than the first set of holes, and second threads passing through the second set of holes and configured to permit tightening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation, wherein the band and the first threads are assembled and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation without the band first comprising folds prior to loosening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence by returning the vesical neck and the urethra to a correct position with the use of a band positioned beneath the urethra and tightened to a desired position, comprising:
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a band positioning device, comprising a handle, a needle, and a hole at or near a distal end of the needle; an elongated band, comprising a urethral area at a central part of the band, the band comprising a first set of holes, one of the first set of holes located on one side of the central part and another of the first set of holes located on the other side of the central part along the length of the band; first threads passing through the first set of holes and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation; and a second set of holes located closer to distal ends of the band than the first set of holes, and second threads passing through the second set of holes and configured to permit tightening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation, wherein the system is constructed so as to provide post-operative adjustment of the band without folds in the band. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence by returning the vesical neck and the urethra to a correct position with the use of a band positioned beneath the urethra and tightened to a desired position, comprising:
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a band positioning device, comprising a handle, a needle, and a hole at or near a distal end of the needle; an elongated band, comprising a urethral area at a central part of the band; and means for loosening and tightening the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation, wherein the means for loosening and tightening the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation does not comprise folds in the band.
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10. A method of post-operatively adjusting the vesical neck and the urethra to a correct position with the use of a band positioned beneath the urethra and tightened to a desired position, the method comprising:
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if the band needs to be loosened, pulling on first threads that pass through a first set of holes in the band located on at least one side of a central part of the band along the length of the band; and if the band needs to be tightened, pulling on second threads that pass through a second set of holes in the band located closer to distal ends of the band than the first set of holes, wherein the pulling on the first threads to loosen the band comprises pulling on the first threads following placement of the band and conclusion of the operation without the band first comprising folds prior to the pulling on the first threads.
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