Bladder neck suspension method
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Oct 6, 1998
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Jun 13, 1996
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Jun 13, 1996
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A laparoscopic bladder neck suture suspension procedure that anchors a suture in Cooper's ligament and, transvaginally, in the anterior vaginal wall to provide upper and lower suspension points and, then, ties and tensions a knot intracorporeally within the retropubic space between the upper and lower suspension points. The laparoscopic bladder neck suture suspension procedure utilizes a surgical instrument that combines a knot tying device mounted over a suture passing device. The suture passer may incorporate a grasper at its tip for purposes of passing a suture through body tissue as desired. The knot tying device is used to suture intracorporeally under tension using sliding knots such that the tension can be increased incrementally as the surgeon tests the elevation of the bladder neck by feel.
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