US 6,334,446 B1 · Medical sling procedures and anchor insertion methods and devices

Abstract

A procedure for treating urinary stress incontinence by using bone anchors, whether screw or staple type, with or without suture, inserted pervaginally for use with a sling material for supporting the bladder neck and/or proximal uretha.

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Application

09/287,867Filed 7 Apr 1999

Granted

1 Jan 2002

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Classification25 codes

A61B 17/0482
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: needle or suture guides
A61B 17/0401
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to…
A61B 17/863
Shanks, i.e. parts contacting bone tissue: with thread interrupted or changing its form along shank, other than constant taper
A61B 17/8875
Osteosynthesis instruments; Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal or external fixation devices: screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches

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