Systems and methods for sling delivery and placement

A system for treating urinary incontinence in a patient, comprising:

• a first elongated delivery device having a proximal end and a distal end, a first aperture located near the distal end, a second aperture located near the proximal end, and a lumen extending between the first and second apertures, and
• a sling assembly including a sling at least partially enclosed by a sleeve, the sling assembly having a first end threaded through into the first aperture, through the lumen and through the second aperture of the first elongated delivery device.

A system for treating urinary incontinence in a patient, comprising:

• a first elongated delivery device having a proximal end and a distal end, a first aperture located near the distal end, a second aperture located near the proximal end, and
• a lumen extending between the first and second apertures, and a sling assembly including a sling having first and second ends, at least the first end being operatively associated with the distal end of the first elongated delivery device.

A system for treating urinary incontinence in a body of a patient comprising,

• a sling assembly including a sling, the sling assembly including a first engaging device at a first end and a second engaging device at a second end;
• a first elongated delivery device having a distal end removably engagable with at least one of the first and second engaging devices, for inserting at least one of the first and second engaging devices through a vaginal incision to place at least one of the first and second ends of the sling assembly in the periurethral tissue on at least a first side of a patient's urethra to form a support beneath the urethra, without exiting the ends of the sling assembly outside of the body.