Implant and implant apparatus

Abstract

An implant is an implantable device for the treatment of urinary incontinence in women, that is, a device that supports the urethra in a state where the urethra is pulled in a direction such that the urethra is separated from the vaginal wall. The implant includes a pad which can be recovered from a constrained state by a self-recovery force and which has a plate-shaped appearance in the recovered state; and at least one string that passes through the pad to fix the pad in a state where the pad supports the urethra. The pad has a mesh-like shape with a plurality of openings. When the pad is fixed to the living body so as to support the urethra, the string passes through mesh opening of the pad and a fixing portion that is fixed to the living body is provided in one end portion of the string.

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