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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Inventor:
James Browning, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0435 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing support to a urethra in treating urinary incontinence includes passing first and second elongate members coupled to a urethral support through an incision in the vaginal wall, around sides of the urethra and behind a pubic bone. The method includes locating the urethral support under the urethra applying tension to one of the elongate members with a rotary force tensioner and adjusting tension of the urethral support.