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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Gene W. Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Brian Luscombe, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Hans-jochen Hoepffner, 25355 Barmstedt, DE;
Susanne Landgrebe, 23867 Sulfeld, DE;
Ulf Ulmsten, Dandervd, SE;
Jorn Lehe, The Hague, NL;
Laura Angelini, Rome, IT;
Gene W. Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Brian Luscombe, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Hans-Jochen Hoepffner, 25355 Barmstedt, DE;
Susanne Landgrebe, 23867 Sulfeld, DE;
Ulf Ulmsten, Dandervd, SE;
Jorn Lehe, The Hague, NL;
Laura Angelini, Rome, IT;
Other;
Abstract
Described is a surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary stress incontinence. The instrument includes a first curved needle-like element defining in part a curved shaft having a distal end and a proximal, a tape, or mesh, for implanting into the lower abdomen of a female to provide support to the urethra; a second curved needle element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a coupler for simultaneous attachment to the distal end of the first needle and the distal end of the second needle. In an alternate embodiment, the second curved needle is an anesthesia needle and the method includes anesthetizing the needle pathway through a patient's body to facilitate the passage of the first needle and mesh therethrough.