Stress urinary incontinence treatment medical implant

A method for fixation of a urogynecological implant with bodily tissues underneath a urethra for urinary incontinence treatment, the method comprising:

• delivering the implant inside a body of a patient, wherein the implant includes an elongate body member, a plurality of bi-directional barbs disposed on an outer surface of the elongate body member, a first flexible member, and a second flexible member, wherein the plurality of barbs includes a first set of barbs directed to a first direction and a second set of barbs directed to a second direction, wherein the first flexible member is attached to at least one of the first set of barbs, and wherein the second flexible member is attached to at least one of the second set of barbs;
• placing the implant at a target site underneath the urethra so that an intermediate portion of the elongate body member supports the urethra, and end portions of the elongate body member along with the first flexible member and the second flexible member extend out of the body through two contra-lateral abdominal incisions;
• pulling ends of the first flexible member and the second flexible member on either side of the implant through the two abdominal incisions so as to actuate the at least one of the first set of barbs and the at least one of the second set of barbs associated with the first flexible member and the second flexible member respectively, wherein actuation causes the at least one of the first set of barbs and the at least one of the second set of barbs to be exposed and penetrate through the bodily tissues for fixation of the implant;
• and
• cutting end portions of the first flexible member and the second flexible member that hang outside the body, after fixation.