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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2020
Applicants:
Mickey M Karram, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dionysios K. Veronikis, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Mickey M Karram, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dionysios K. Veronikis, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable device for treating a patient suffering from female urinary stress incontinence includes an elongate sling for supporting the urethra, the sling having first and second ends. First and second tabs extend from the first and second ends of the sling, respectively for engaging supportive tissue superior to the portion of the urethra being supported. Each tab has a ratcheted section of alternating relatively projecting and relatively recessed portions for engaging the supportive tissue.