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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norman I Bruckner, Plano, TX (US);
Guillermo H Davila, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 30 ; 606151 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with a support harness adapted to fit over the superior edge of the pubic bone of a patient, left or right of the pubis symphysis, a stay adapted to rest against the anterior vaginal wall at the level of the urethrovesical junction, and vaginal shaft connecting the stay to the support harness and adapted to elevate the stay causing elevation of the anterior vaginal wall.