Surgical instrument for treating female urinary incontinence

Details Surgical instrument for treating female urinary incontinence Surgical instrument for treating female urinary incontinence

1997-02-25

1999-05-04

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Obstetric or gynecological instruments

606118, 606185, A61B 1742

Patent

active

058999094

ABSTRACT:
A surgical instrument and a method for treating female urinary incontinence. The instrument comprises a shank having a handle at one end thereof, and two curved needle-like elements which are connected at one end thereof each with one end of a tape intended to be implanted into the body. These elements can be connected one at a time with the shank at the other end thereof to form a curved end portion of the shank and are intended to be passed into the body via the vagina, each element being dimensioned to extend from the inside of the vaginal wall over the back of the pubic bone to the outside of the abdominal wall. When practicing the method the tape is passed into the body via the vagina first at one end and then at the other end at one side and the other, respectively, of the urethra to form a loop around the urethra, located between urethra and the vaginal wall. The tape is extended over the pubis and through the abdominal wall and is tightened. Then, the tape ends are cut at the abdominal wall, and the tape is left implanted in the body.

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