TRANS-VAGINAL SLING DELIVERY DEVICE

摘要

Technologies are generally provided for a trans-vaginal sling delivery device for deploying a sub-urethral sling to treat urinary incontinence. A delivery tool coupled with an interior of a delivery tube may be advanced through the vagina, and a pointed end of the delivery tube may puncture the vaginal wall. A sub-urethral sling may be attached to the delivery tube, and the sling may be longitudinally wrapped into a reduced delivery profile around the delivery tool within the delivery tube. The delivery tube may include a longitudinal slit opening, and the sling may be deployed from the delivery tool by rotating the delivery tool. Two delivery tubes and delivery tools may be employed to deploy each end of the sling, such that each end of the sling may be anchored on a right and left side of the urethra with a portion of the sling supporting the urethra from beneath.

主权项

1. A trans-vaginal delivery device for positioning a sub-urethral sling, the trans-vaginal delivery device comprising:
a delivery tube having a substantially pointed distal end for puncturing a wall of a vagina, a longitudinal slit opening along the delivery tube, and two or more pins for enabling the sub-urethral sling to be attached to the delivery tube; the sub-urethral sling, having two or more holes for enabling the sub-urethral sling to be attached to the delivery tube, configured to be wrapped into a reduced delivery profile around a delivery tool for delivery through the delivery tube; and the delivery tool coupled with an interior portion of delivery tube, the delivery tool configured to deploy the sub-urethral sling in a position for supporting a urethra.