Implantable Sling Having Bladder Support

A method for concomitantly treating a female patient afflicted with urinary incontinence and effectuating cystocele repair via a single surgical procedure comprising the steps:

• a. providing an implant comprising:
• i. a sling portion operatively positionable beneath the urethra of said patient;
• and
• ii. a bladder support portion connected to and extending from said sling portion, said bladder support portion being operatively positionable against said bladder of said patient to substantially prevent said bladder from pushing against the vagina of said patient;
• b. forming an incision within the vagina of said patient;
• c. transvaginally implanting said implant provided in step (a) through incision made in step (b) such that said sling portion of said implant is operatively positioned beneath the urethra of said patient and said bladder support portion of said implant is operatively positioned against the bladder of said patient.

A method for concomitantly treating a female patient afflicted with urinary incontinence and effectuating cystocele repair via a single surgical procedure comprising the steps:

• a. providing an implant comprising:
• i. a sling portion operatively positionable beneath the urethra of said patient;
• and
• ii. a bladder support portion connected to and extending from said sling portion, said bladder support portion being operatively positionable against said bladder of said patient to substantially prevent said bladder from pushing against the vagina of said patient;
• b. forming an incision within the abdomen of said patient;
• c. implanting said implant provided in step (a) through incision made in step (b) such that said sling portion of said implant is operatively positioned beneath the urethra of said patient and said bladder support portion of said implant is operatively positioned against the bladder of said patient.