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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1989
John H Burton, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Reginald C Bruskewitz, Madison, WI (US);
Michael A Mikulich, Shakopee, MN (US);
William D Saville, Monticello, MN (US);
American Medical Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for suspending the urethrovesical junction in females comprises inserting sutures through a puncture or incision in the suprapubic abdominal area or through a puncture or incision in the vaginal wall, suspending the urethrovesical junction with the sutures, and anchoring the sutures with an anchoring means at an anchoring site. The anchoring means is a relatively rigid helix having an attaching means to attach the suture, or a pad adapted to be delivered with a delivery means to the anchoring site, or a flip anchor in substantial axial alignment with a placement means and adapted to be flipped from the axial alignment to an angled position, or an adjustable tissue anchor having a means for adjustably attaching the sutures.