Stabilizer for the Transvaginal Placement of a Midurethral Sling

摘要

A sling for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may be placed and stabilized using a midurethral sling stabilizer. First, a sling may be placed beneath the urethra in a position to support the urethra, without tension. The midurethral sling stabilizer may then be inserted in a manner where the distal end partially encompasses and stabilizes the sling through a partial aperture and stabilizes the sling in a desired position, without tension. Once the sling is stabilized in the desired position, the sheath may be removed from the sling.

主权项

1. An apparatus for stabilizing a midurethral sling during treatment of urinary incontinence in a patient, comprising:
a top end: a bottom end; and a connecting end between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the top end, the bottom end and the connecting end form a partial aperture, the partial aperture being located at a distal end of the apparatus, the distal end partially encompassing the midurethral sling through the partial aperture to stabilize the midurethral sling proximate to and beneath a urethra of the patient without inducing tension during the treatment of the urinary incontinence in the patient.