Percutaneous device and method for treating urinary stress incontinence in women using a sub-urethral tape
US6478727B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06009
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for treating urinary stress incontinence in women includes a flexible and elongate mechanism including a tape for supporting a urethra and a flat protective sheath enveloping the tape; and a puncturing needle with an active distal end and a proximal end connected to a first end of the flexible and elongate mechanism, wherein the proximal end of the puncturing needle is connected to a first end of the flexible and elongate mechanism by an intermediate traction element, a second end of the flexible and elongate mechanism being free. A method for treating urinary stress incontinence in a woman suffering from urinary stress incontinence is also provided including (a) forming an opening in an anterior vaginal wall; (b) creating, from two small suprapubic incisions formed in the abdominal wall, a right track and a left track from the abdominal skin to the opening formed in the anterior vaginal wall; (c) using a needle and an intermediate traction element to follow one of the tracks and following the other track with at least a needle; (d) verifying by cystoscopy that the paths of the tracks are outside the bladder and the urethra; (e) using a support tape surrounded by a plastic…
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