Patent ID: 9549800
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A method for treating urinary incontinence in a male patient, the method comprising: providing an implantable device having a support portion including an upper portion and a lower portion, first and second arms that are parallel with one another and first and second legs that are parallel with one another and extend in a direction that is orthogonal to the first and second arms; making a perineal incision in a male patient; providing an introducer having an introducer tip; attaching a portion of the first arm to the introducer tip and passing the introducer tip through a first obturator foramen and the perineal incision to pass the first arm through the first obturator foramen; attaching a portion of the second arm to the introducer tip and passing the introducer tip through a second obturator foramen and the perineal incision to pass the second arm through the second obturator foramen; extending the support portion upward to the pubic bone of the male patient and positioning the first pubic rami in a first recess located below the first arm and positioning the second pubic rami in a second recess located below the second arm, the first recess being formed by a first edge and a second recess being formed by a second edge of the support portion, each of the first edge and the second edge, respectively, extending inwardly toward a center of the support portion below the first and second arms and then outwardly from the center of the support toward the lower portion; and tensioning the first and second arms to achieve suburethral compression.