Ams Research Corporation

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Jeffrey A Lechner-Riehle

Kevin R Arnal

Suranjan Roychowdhury

Robert L Rykhus

Mona J Inman

Matthew J Monarski

Eric S Watschke

Stephen L Bolea

Johann J Neisz

Sidney F Hauschild

Robert E Lund

Mark S Bouchier

Mark Gregory Polyak

Robert C Grant

James A Gohman

Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling () to pubic bone () to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors () are driven into pubic bones with elongated bone anchor sutures () configured to be passed through openings of a urethral sling. Suture retainers are applied to the sutures to apply retentive force to the urethral sling to maintain the fixation of the urethral sling proximate to the pubic bone.

Surgical kit for securing an implantable sling in a pubic region

Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone in a sub-urethral location to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors, e.g., bone screws, are driven into pubic bones with exposed bone anchor heads and necks configured to receive and support a urethral sling applied to the bone anchors with and without retainers applied against the urethral sling to retain portions of the urethral sling between the bone anchor heads and the pubic bones.

Methods and apparatus for securing a urethral sling to a pubic bone

A pelvic implant having a central support portion, and a plurality of extension members, is provided. The extension members can be positioned or extend from the central support portion in opposing pairs. The extension members are generally attached to the central support portion at respective junctions (e.g., via rivets), and sheaths or covers can be employed to cover at least a length or portion of the extension members. Further, one or more spanning members can extend from a first of the opposed and paired extensions to the opposing extension, e.g., under or across the central portion and the respective junctions to provide additional tensile strength for the implant during deployment or implantation.

Method and apparatus for prolapse repair

A foreign body retrieval device is disclosed. The device moves between an open position for receiving the foreign body and a closed position for capturing the foreign body. A novel method for retrieving a foreign body such as a stent is also disclosed.

Foreign body retrieval device and method

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Burnsville, MN, United States of America

Jeffrey A Lechner-Riehle