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US 2026/0198968 A1Published application
System and method for paraurethral support restoration to treat stress incontinence
OwnerGuillermo Davilainventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are a system and method to implement a novel treatment to restore bilateral longitudinal parallel paraurethral support, the system comprising a trocar, and one or more barbed suture-type devices having a soft tissue anchor, the components used cooperatively to implant the one or more barbed suture-type devices in the patient to provide sufficient paraurethral support to restore continence in the patient.
Claims12
A system for restoration of paraurethral support in a female patient comprising:
- a substantially rigid trocar comprising a lumen portion having an inside diameter, a proximal end, a distal end with a distal opening into said lumen, a handle extending from the proximal end of the lumen portion, the trocar adapted for insertion of the distal end of the lumen portion laterally to the female patient's urethra and advancement of the distal end of the lumen portion to the top of the female patient's pubic bone;
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- a semi-rigid, bendable barbed suture-type device comprising a central elongated suture thread having a proximal end and a distal end, a plurality of barbs extending from the suture thread, and a length, the distal end terminating in a soft tissue anchor, the barbed suture-type device adapted for insertion within the trocar, the length of the suture thread being greater than the length of the trocar lumen portion.
A method for treating incontinence in a female patient comprising the steps of:
- loading a substantially rigid trocar with a semi-rigid bendable barbed suture-type device, the trocar comprising a lumen portion having a proximal end, a distal end with a distal opening into said lumen, and a handle extending from the proximal end of the lumen portion, the barbed suture-type device comprising a central elongated suture thread having a proximal end and a distal end terminating in a soft tissue anchor, and a plurality of barbs extending from the suture thread, the barbed suture thread adapted for insertion into the distal opening of the trocar;
- inserting the lumen portion of trocar loaded with the barbed suture-type device laterally to the female patient's urethra;
- advancing of the lumen portion of the trocar loaded with the barbed suture-type device substantially parallel to the female patient's urethra until the distal end of the trocar's lumen portion reaches the top of the female patient's pubic bone;
- engaging and securing the soft tissue anchor of the distal end of the barbed suture-type device to the female patient's tissue;
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- releasing the barbed suture-type device from the trocar and removing the trocar while the barbed suture-type device remains in place in the tissue of the female patient.
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