Patent ID: 8182413
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting a urethra of a patient, the method comprising: making an incision on an upper wall of a vagina of the patient; inserting a first end of a surgical implant through the incision and on a first side of a urethra of the patient, the first end including a first fixing zone formed of a plurality of fiber entanglements located along a substantial portion of a length of the first fixing zone and a mesh, at least a portion of the first fixing zone being absorbable, and each fiber entanglement of the first fixing zone forming an enlarged mass of fiber defining an outer surface adapted to anchor the first fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis; anchoring the first fixing zone in soft tissue of a pelvis, without penetrating a rectus sheath, by inserting the first fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis such that the first fixing zone is anchored in soft tissue of the pelvis through fiber entanglement anchoring upon insertion of the first fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis without using an additional anchoring mechanism; inserting a second end of the surgical implant through the incision and on a second side of the urethra such that a supporting zone of the surgical implant is located beneath the urethra, the second end including a second fixing zone formed of a plurality of fiber entanglements located along a substantial portion of a length of the second fixing zone and a mesh, at least a portion of the second fixing zone being absorbable, each_fiber entanglement of the second fixing zone forming an enlarged mass of fiber defining an outer surface adapted to anchor the second fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis, and the supporting zone of the surgical implant being formed of a mesh and being interposed between the first and second fixing zones; and anchoring the second fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis without penetrating the rectus sheath, by inserting the second fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis such that the second fixing zone is anchored in soft tissue of the pelvis through fiber entanglement anchoring upon insertion of the second fixing zone in soft tissue of the pelvis without using an additional anchoring mechanism, the first and second fixing zones being anchored such that the supporting zone passes under the urethra.