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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
John H. Burton, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Timothy C. Cook, Wayzata, MN (US);
John H. Burton, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Timothy C. Cook, Wayzata, MN (US);
Uromedica, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
An method and apparatus for an adjustable sling for treatment of urinary stress incontinence. The present system includes apparatus and methods for postoperative adjustment of sling tension using adjustable elements in the sling assembly. The present system also provides a number of demonstrative embodiments for an adjustable sling where positioning of the bladder is controlled using the adjustable sling and where coaptation of the urethra is controlled by postoperative inflation of one or more balloons mounted in a sling cup. Methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting the adjustable sling after surgical implantation. In one embodiment a self sealing septum is located near the skin for convenient filling using a syringe. Multiple port embodiments are also discussed.