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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2021
Method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient by placing a sling in a single vaginal incision
Applicant:
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Inventors:
Randy Lee Morningstar, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Michael M. Witzmann, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark A. Moschel, New Hope, MN (US);
Assignee:
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06076 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient includes providing a sling assembly comprising: a sling, an adjustable anchor, and a fixed anchor; making a vaginal incision in the patient; placing the fixed anchor and the adjustable anchor into obturator tissue of the patient; and adjusting the sling relative to a position under a urethra of the patient by sliding a first interconnecting member through the adjustable anchor.