Method and device for treating urinary incontinence

• US 8,920,304 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Original Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Inventors: Suslian, Patrice, Delorme, Emmanuel
• Primary Examiner(s): LACYK, JOHN P
• Application Number:
  US13/326,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20120083649A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,111 Days
• Field of Search: 600 29- 32, 600/37, 128/DIG.25, 606/141
• US Class Current: 600/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00805 Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0045 Support slings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/02 Prostheses implantable into the body closure means for urethra or rectum or for artificial body openings therefor A61F2/0004
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/009 for hindering or preventing attachment of biological tissue of bone tissue onto implantable joints A61F2002/30932

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.

Claims

1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:

making an incision proximate a urethra of a patient;

inserting at least a portion of an implant comprising mesh into the incision;

extending a first end of the implant through a first obturator foramen, and

extending a second end of the implant through a second obturator foramen such that the first and second ends of the implant are each diverted away from a bladder of the patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second ends of the implant are each diverted away from the bladder of the patient such that a portion of the implantforms a V-shape, and a point of the V-shape is located inferior the urethra.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

extending the first end of the implant through the first obturator foramen and leading the

first end out into a groin proximate the first foramen, and extending the second end of the implant

through the second obturator foramen and leading the second end out into the groin proximate the

second foramen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein inserting at least a portion of an implant comprising mesh into the incision includes inserting at least a portion of an implant comprising a knitted polypropylene mesh into the incision.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein inserting at least a portion of an implant comprising mesh into the incision includes inserting at least a portion of an implant comprising a polypropylene mesh into the incision.