Patent ID: 8167785
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for stabilizing a urethral support member under the urethra of a patient requiring urethral support, the method comprising the steps: introducing a urethral support stabilization system through an incision in the vaginal wall, the system comprising a first stabilizer and a second stabilizer, each of the first stabilizer and second stabilizer joined to a urethral support member, and a first elongate member and a second elongate member, each of the first elongate member and the second elongate member having a first end connectable to one of the first or the second stabilizers, and a second free end; inserting the second free end of the first elongate member in a para-urethral space on one side of the urethra, through the subcutaneous tissue and through the skin, the second free end exiting at a first location on the skin surface; positioning said first stabilizer in the soft tissue of the patient; inserting the second free end of the second elongate member in a para-urethral space on the other side of the urethra, through the subcutaneous tissue and through the skin, the second free end of the second elongate member exiting at a second location on the skin surface; positioning said second stabilizer in the soft tissue of the patient; applying tension to at least one of said first and second elongate members to advance or withdraw the first or second stabilizer in the soft tissues of the patient thereby stabilizing the urethral support member under the urethra; and providing a tensioner to the surface of said skin, said tensioner adapted to pinch, cleat, or clamp to said first elongate member.