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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2007
Bryon L. Merade, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Craig Comiter, Tucson, AZ (US);
Victor Nitti, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Raymond Rackley, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Eugene Rhee, San Diego, CA (US);
Sandip Vasavada, Westlake, OH (US);
Kapri Ellenson, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Bryon L. Merade, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Craig Comiter, Tucson, AZ (US);
Victor Nitti, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Raymond Rackley, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Eugene Rhee, San Diego, CA (US);
Sandip Vasavada, Westlake, OH (US);
Kapri Ellenson, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
An implantable sling for the treatment of male or female incontinence and method of implementing the same. The sling comprises a urethral support portion and at least one anchoring portion extending therefrom. The anchoring portion is operatively positioned through the obturator foramen and about at least one ramus portion of the pelvis such that the support portion of the implant is operatively positioned at or distal to the bulbar urethra (male) or mid-urethral region (female) to treat urinary incontinence. In a preferred embodiment, the implant will have first and second anchoring portions extending from the support portion with each respective one of said anchoring portions being operative to be secured about dedicated ones of the patient's pubic ramus. The implants may further be fabricated from tissues, synthetic materials or combinations thereof.