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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:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicant:
James Browning, Glasgow, GB;
Inventor:
James Browning, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Gyneideas, Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B019/00 ; A61F002/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical implant and method for supporting the urethra (), the implant comprising: a suburethral support () suspended between two soft tissue anchors () that do not penetrate the lower abdominal wall and are attached at either side of the suburethral support (). The soft tissue anchors () retain each anchor in soft tissue, suspending each side of the suburethral support (). The suburethral support () passes under the urethra () to support the urethra The implant has uses including treating urinary incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse.