Surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6500194
APP PUB NO 20020005204A1
SERIAL NO

08819868

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The surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence includes: 1) a technique of probe passage to avoid injuring the bladder and to provide a more accurate and reproducible capture of the pubocervical fascia lateral to the bladder neck and urethra, 2) anchor fixation of the suspending sutures to the pubic bone to decrease the risk of suture pull through from above and to decrease post-operative pain and 3) a simple and reproducible technique to set a limited tension of the suspending sutures. A description of these methods and results of procedures with some of these methods are disclosed. Novel drill guides, suture passers, suture tensioners, and various related tools and devices for use in the surgical method are also disclosed.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311-1566

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Benderev, Theodore V Laguna Hills, CA 39 10548
Legome, Mark J Mission Viejo, CA 26 6417
Naves, Neil H Mission Viejo, CA 25 6355

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