Surgical articles and methods for treating urinary incontinence
AssigneeAMS Research Corporation
InventorsAndrew VanDeWeghe, Alan G. Wirbisky, Randall C. Lieser
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Abstract
Described are devices, implants and kits for treating incontinence in a male or female. In particular an assembly comprising a multi-piece implant comprising a support portion piece (82) and two extension portion pieces (84) adjustably connected to the support portion piece, and an adjusting tool (92) to allow adjustment of extension portion pieces relative to the support portion piece, is described.
Claims20
An assembly for treating urinary incontinence, the assembly comprising a multi-piece implant comprising a support portion piece and two extension portion pieces, and an adjusting tool, wherein
- the support portion piece comprising a tissue support portion sized and shaped for placement to support a urethra, and
- the extension portion pieces each comprise a proximal end, a distal end, and a tissue fastener,
- the first extension portion piece is adjustably connected to the support portion piece at a first adjustable connection,
- the second extension portion piece is adjustably connected to the support portion piece at a second adjustable connection, and
- the adjusting tool comprises two adjusting surfaces, the two adjusting surfaces being capable of simultaneously engaging the support portion piece to allow adjustment of a position of the extension portion piece relative to the support portion piece at the first adjustable connection, and adjustment of a position of the second extension portion piece relative to the support portion piece at the second adjustable connection.
An implant for treating urinary incontinence, the implant comprising
- a tissue support portion sized and shaped for placement to support a urethra, and
- two extension portions, each extension portion extending from an end of the tissue support portion, and
- a tissue fastener at each extension portion,
- wherein each extension portion comprises an adjustable length between the tissue support portion and the tissue fastener.
An assembly for treating urinary incontinence in a patient, the assembly comprising an implant comprising a tissue support portion and two extension portions, and an insertion tool, wherein the insertion tool comprises a small-diameter needle having a diameter of less than 0.09 inch, a radius of curvature at a tip at one end of the needle that is less than 0.015 inch, and a length to extend between a medial incision in the patient, and a lateral incision in a patient adjacent to an obturator foramen.
A urethra-positioning tool comprising an elongate shaft capable of being inserted through a meatus and into a urethra to adjust a positioning of the urethra.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.