Surgery – Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or... – Implanted
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Lacyk, John P. (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
Implanted
C600S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11190601
ABSTRACT:
A medical implant and method for implantation of the same. One embodiment is an implant for use in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence that includes an implantable, elongated tape having a multiplicity of openings formed through the thickness thereof, the tape having a first end region and a second end region longitudinally opposite the first end region, and first and second bio-compatible fixation elements attached to the first and second end regions of the tape respectively. Each bio-compatible fixation element has a tissue adherence property greater than that of the tape.
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Landgrebe Susanne
Smith Daniel J.
Tracey Michael
Ethicon Inc.
Lacyk John P.
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