Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) device

A method of treating stress urinary incontinence in a user having a vagina and a pelvic floor, the method comprising:

• loading a urinary incontinence device into an applicator, wherein the urinary incontinence device comprises a body comprising a compressed configuration, an expanded configuration, and a longitudinal axis, the body further comprising a solid proximal insertion portion, a central portion formed from a plurality of legs extending distally from the solid proximal insertion portion to a distal surface, and a distal retrieval portion coupled to the distal surface, wherein in the expanded configuration, a length of the central portion is at least three times a length of the solid proximal insertion portion along the longitudinal axis of the body, and wherein the incontinence device is in the compressed configuration when loaded in the applicator;
• inserting the applicator into the vagina;
• advancing the incontinence device out of the applicator to a delivered position in which a distal end of the device is positioned past the pelvic floor and the incontinence device applies a closure force to the urethra, wherein advancing the incontinence device causes it to self-expand;
• and
• removing the incontinence device from the vagina using the distal retrieval portion.