Patent ID: 6010447
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
An bladder sling for implant in a human anatomy to alleviate female urinary stress incontinence, said sling comprising:a) a substantially rectangular, flexible strip of material having two longer and two shorter sides:b) stiffening means extending along each of said shorter sides, said stiffening means at each of said shorter sides comprising first and second, substantially rigid beams extending in spaced, substantially parallel relation between opposite ends which are joined to form a unitary, one-piece structure;c) marginal edge portions of said strip along each of said shorter sides passing through the space between said first and second beams, around said first and second beams and affixed to said strip;d) a pair of flexible sutures; ande) means for attaching one of said sutures to said second beam at each of said shorter sides of said strip substantially at the midpoint between said opposite ends of said second beam.