Surgical technique and tools for use in treatment of male urinary incontinence

US9198747B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Université de Liége and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Liége · BE

Inventor

• Jean De Leval · Louveigné, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 1, 2015
• Expiry date: May 23, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0078
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A transobturator technique was developed for treating male urinary incontinence. This approach helped to design specific instruments to pass around the ischio-pubic branches of the male pelvis from inside to outside (i.e from the suburethral space to the thigh fold). The inside-out transobturator sling technique uses specific instruments and a polypropylene mesh with two arms that are passed inside to outside through the obturator foramens, pulled for compressing the bulbar urethra upward, and tied to each other across the midline. The mesh passes around the ischio-pubic branch before being tied under the bulbar urethra where it brings tension and support.