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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Neal Poucher, North Oaks, MN (US);
Sarah J. Deitch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Michael M. Witzmann, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark A. Moschel, Plymouth, MN (US);
Randy Lee Morningstar, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
An incontinence treatment device includes a support and a system of anchors connected to the support. The system of anchors includes a first anchor having a first strand that is captured between a collar and a body of the anchor and is secured to the support, and a second anchor having a second strand attached between the second anchor and the support. The second anchor has first and second protrusions extending outward in a radial direction perpendicular to a long axis of the second anchor, a tissue engaging fin integrated with a leading end portion and oriented in a direction perpendicular to the radial direction of the first and second protrusions, and a gripping tab removably attached to the tissue engaging fin.