Method of treating urinary incontinence

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9549801-B2
Application number	US-201514835727-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2015
Priority date	May 1, 2012
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

A method of treating urinary incontinence includes implanting the urethral support into a patient, where the urethral support has a first anchor attached to a first end of a non-porous sling and a second anchor attached to the non-porous sling. The method includes moving an adjustment device through a channel formed in one of the anchors from a first position that locates the adjustment device between the anchor and the non-porous sling to a second position that locates the anchor between the adjustment device and the non-porous sling.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:
accessing a urethral support, the urethral support having a first anchor attached to a first end of a non-porous sling and a second anchor attached to a second end of the non-porous sling, the second anchor including a channel formed through the second anchor and a restrictor segment provided in the channel, wherein a line is attached to the second end of the non-porous sling and inserted through the channel of the second anchor, the line including an adjustment device attached to the line;
implanting the urethral support into a patient; and
shortening an effective distance of the urethral support between the first anchor and the second anchor by moving the adjustment device through the channel from a first position that locates the adjustment device between the second anchor and the non-porous sling to a second position that locates the second anchor between the adjustment device and the non-porous sling.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sizing the restrictor segment to resist movement of the adjustment device through the channel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein shortening the effective distance of the urethral support comprises tightening the non-porous sling relative to a urethra of the patient.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein an additional is attached to the first end of the non-porous sling with the additional line inserted through a bore formed through the first anchor, and the additional line includes a stop device, wherein the first anchor is located between the stop device and the non-porous sling.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein implanting the urethral support into the patient includes implanting the urethral support through a single incision.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein moving the adjustment device through the channel comprises moving the adjustment device after the single incision has healed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein implanting the urethral support into the patient comprises anchoring the first anchor into a first obturator membrane and anchoring the second anchor into a second obturator membrane of the patient.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein moving the adjustment device includes moving the adjustment device by applying a force to a line located outside of a body of the patient in which the urethral support has been implanted.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising loosening the sling relative to a urethra of the patient by moving the adjustment device through the channel from the second position to the first position.

Assignees

• Coloplast As

Inventors

• Deegan Christopher
• Mcclurg Steven
• Moschel Mark A

Classifications

• A61F2250/0008

  for adjusting a position by translation along an axis or two perpendicular axes · CPC title

• A61F2/0045 Primary

  Support slings · CPC title

• A61B2017/0427

  having anchoring barbs or pins extending outwardly from the anchor body · CPC title

• A61F2/042

  Urinary bladders · CPC title

• A61F2002/009

  for hindering or preventing attachment of biological tissue · CPC title