Adjustable surgical implant and method for treating urinary incontinence

A method for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:

• introducing a surgical implant through an incision made on a patient's vagina, the surgical implant including:
• a suburethral support having first and second opposite end portions;
• and
• first and second unitary molded polymer soft tissue anchors, each tissue anchor coupled with a respective one of the first and second end portions of the suburethral support, and wherein a distance between the suburethral support and the second anchor is adjustable;
• inserting the first tissue anchor into soft tissue on a first side of a urethra of the patient without penetrating an abdominal wall;
• inserting the second tissue anchor into soft tissue on a second side of a urethra of the patient without penetrating an abdominal wall;
• adjusting the distance between the second end portion of the suburethral support and the second anchor through the patient's vagina;
• and
• fixing the distance between the suburethral support and the second anchor.

A method for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:

• inserting a first tissue anchor of a surgical implant through a vaginal incision into soft tissue on a first side of a urethra of a patient without penetrating an abdominal wall of the patient, the first tissue anchor being coupled to a first suspending member that extends from a first end portion of a suburethral support;
• inserting a second tissue anchor of the surgical implant into soft tissue on a second side of a urethra of the patient without penetrating an abdominal wall, the second soft tissue anchor being coupled to a second suspending member that extends from a second end of the suburethral support, the second end of the suburethral support being opposite the first end of the suburethral support and the second suspending member defining an effective length between the second end of the suburethral support and the second tissue anchor;
• and
• adjusting the effective length between the second end of the suburethral support and the second tissue anchor by pulling the second suspending member through the patient's vagina to adjust the distance between the suburethral support and the second anchor.