Apparatus and method for applying and adjusting an anchoring device
US5562689A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3996
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for elevating, approximating and/or restraining internal organs or structures, and more particularly for treating female urinary stress incontinence are provided. The apparatus include an anchoring device having an elongated suture with an anchor at each end thereof and a cinching member therebetween for adjusting the operative length of the suture, an articulating apparatus for applying the anchoring device during an endoscopic or laparoscopic procedure, and an apparatus for drawing the suture relative to the cinching member after it has been emplaced.
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