Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same

摘要

A method of treating urinary incontinence includes making an incision and exposing urethral tissue in a patient and employing a tool to place an implant into the incision. The method also includes coupling a first end of the implant to the tool and directing the tool and the first end of the implant through a first obturator foramen of the patient and following the same approach on a contralateral side of the patient thus suspending the implant between the first obturator foramen and the second obturator foramen of the patient. The method additionally includes elevating a urethra of the patient with a central portion of the implant, and securing the first end of the implant relative to a first descending ramus of the patient and securing the second end of the implant relative to a second descending ramus of the patient.

主权项

1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:
providing an incontinence treatment device having a support portion attached on a first side to a first anchor portion and attached on a second side to a second anchor portion; making an incision and exposing a bulbar urethra of a patient; employing a first introducer tool and directing an end of the first anchor portion of the incontinence treatment device through the incision and through a first obturator foramen of the patient; employing a second introducer tool and directing an end of the second anchor portion of the incontinence treatment device through the incision and through a second obturator foramen of the patient; applying tension to at least one of the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion of the incontinence treatment device and thereby applying compression to the bulbar urethra of the patient with the support portion of the incontinence treatment device; and anchoring the incontinence treatment device in the patient by securing the first anchor portion of the incontinence treatment device near a first ramus associated with the first obturator foramen of the patient and securing the second anchor portion of the incontinence treatment device near a second ramus associated with the second obturator foramen of the patient.