Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Patent
1997-04-15
1999-08-10
Coggins, Wynn Wood
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
604 55, 600 29, A61F 548
Patent
active
059342838
ABSTRACT:
A sling device for surgical implantation into human recipient to support the urethra, the sling including an elongated strip of supple material. The elongated strip has a center portion, opposite first and second side portions, and a slot passing through the center portion, through which one of the side portions can pass, thereby forming a loop in the elongated strip. The material is a biological acceptable material for implantation into the human recipient, preferably selected from the group consisting of synthetic polymers, processed animal tissues, and combination thereof. A method of reducing the incidence of involuntary urination or restoring urinary continence in an incontinent human subject is also disclosed, including the steps of providing a sling device of the type previously described and surgically implanting the sling device in the human subject so that the urethra is biased upward so as to elevate the urethra.
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Harris Christopher
Hartjes-Doherty Susan J.
Holman Daniel G.
Willem Germain E.
Coggins Wynn Wood
Gring N. Kent
Spangler Jonathan D.
Uroplasty, Inc.
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