Method and device for treating urinary incontinence
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1. A method for treating urinary incontinence, said method comprising:
- (a) making an incision in a region adjacent to the urethra, and(b) positioning a tape under the urethra through the incision such that one portion of said tape extends from under the urethra through one obturator foramen and another portion of said tape extends from under the urethra through the other obturator foramen.
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Abstract
A method for treating urinary incontinence includes making an incision in a region adjacent to the urethra, and positioning a tape under the urethra through the incision such that one portion of the tape extends from under the urethra through one obturator foramen and another portion of the tape extends from under urethra through the other obturator foramen.
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1. A method for treating urinary incontinence, said method comprising:
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(a) making an incision in a region adjacent to the urethra, and (b) positioning a tape under the urethra through the incision such that one portion of said tape extends from under the urethra through one obturator foramen and another portion of said tape extends from under the urethra through the other obturator foramen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for treating urinary incontinence, said method comprising:
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(a) making an incision proximate the urethra, and (b) positioning an elongated implant under the urethra such that one portion of said implant extends from under the urethra into one obturator foramen and another portion of said implant extends from under the urethra into the other obturator foramen.
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8. A method for treating urinary incontinence, said method comprising:
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(a) making perineal incision proximate the urethra, and (b) positioning an elongated implant under the urethra such that one portion of said implant extends from under the urethra into one obturator foramen and another portion of said implant extends from under the urethra into the other obturator foramen.
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9. A method for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
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making a paraurethral incision so as to allow the insertion of an implant; inserting at least a portion of the implant through the incision; and extending a first end of said implant into a first obturator foramen of the iliac wing and leading the first end out towards the groin opposite the first foramen, extending a second end of said implant into a second obturator foramen of the iliac wing and leading the second end out towards the groin opposite the second foramen, so that a portion of the implant essentially forms a V shape, the point of which V passes under the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
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making a paraurethral incision so as to allow the insertion of an implant; inserting at least a portion of the implant through the incision; and extending a first end of said implant into a first obturator foramen of the iliac wing, extending a second end of said implant into a second obturator foramen of the iliac wing, so that a portion of the implant essentially forms a V shape, the point of which V passes under the urethra.
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12. A method for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
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making an incision adjacent to a urethra; passing an implant through the incision; directing a first end of the implant towards an first obturator foramen; directing a second end of the implant towards an opposite obturator foramen; securing the ends of the implant so that the implant essentially forms a V shape, the center of which passes under the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
- making a median paraurethral incision, practically in the middle third of the urethra, measured from the meatus, so as to allow the passage of an implant in the form of a tape;
extending each of the free ends of said tape in the region of two obturator foramen of the iliac wing and leading them out into the groin opposite the corresponding foramen so that they essentially form a V shape, the point of which V passes under the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- making a median paraurethral incision, practically in the middle third of the urethra, measured from the meatus, so as to allow the passage of an implant in the form of a tape;
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17. A method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient, the method comprising:
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making an incision; inserting at least a portion of an implant through the incision in placing a central portion of the implant under a urethra of the patient; and diverting a first end of the implant away from a bladder of the patient and into a first obturator foramen of the patient and diverting a second end of the implant away from the bladder of the patient and into a second obturator foramen of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:
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creating an incision in a region of a urethra; directing an end of an implant through the incision; and positioning a portion of the implant below the urethra such that a first segment of the implant extends from below the urethra through a first obturator foramen and a second segment of the implant extends from below the urethra through a second obturator foramen. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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