Ams Research Corporation

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Mona J Inman

John W Westrum, Jr

Johann J Neisz

Johannes N Gaston

Vicki R Vandersloot

Brian P Watschke

Robert E Lund

Charles C Kuyava

Kevin R Arnal

Suranjan Roychowdhury

Douglas J VanOrnum

Robert L Rykhus

Gary J Nachreiner

Jeffrey A Lechner-Riehle

Matthew J Monarski

Eric S Watschke

Douglas J Van Ornum

Douglas J VanOmum

John W Westrum

Johannes J Neisz

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 method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.

Parylene coated components for artificial sphincters

A novel surgical instrument is shown and described. The surgical instrument is useful in pelvic floor repair procedures such as sling procedures for treating incontinence. Also, a novel, ornamental design for a handle for a surgical instrument is shown and described.

Surgical instruments

Handle for a surgical instrument

Surgical instruments for addressing pelvic disorders

This invention provides an artificial sphincter including a component coated on at least one contacting surface with a polymeric material, the polymeric coating adapted to expand and return to an original configuration and to prevent or inhibit wear or abrasion of the contacting surface. The polymeric material is parylene in some embodiments. The component adapted for inflation and deflation may be a cuff formed from silicon and adapted to surround a urethra or a rectum. Also provided by the present invention is a method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.

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Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Mona J Inman