Patent ID: 8016743
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence by returning the vesical neck and the urethra to a correct position with the use of a band positioned beneath the urethra and tightened to a desired position, comprising: a band positioning device, comprising a handle, a needle, and a hole at or near a distal end of the needle; an elongated band, comprising a urethral area at a central part of the band, the band comprising a first set of holes, one of the first set of holes located on one side of the central part and another of the first set of holes located on the other side of the central part along the length of the band; first threads passing through the first set of holes and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation; and a second set of holes located closer to distal ends of the band than the first set of holes, and second threads passing through the second set of holes and configured to permit tightening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation, wherein the band and the first threads are assembled and configured to permit loosening of the band following the placement of the band and the conclusion of the operation without the band first comprising folds prior to loosening.