Patent ID: 9149353
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of treating incontinence, the method comprising: providing an incontinence treatment device comprising a non-porous sling implantable under a urethra; a first anchor attached to a first end of the sling; a first line attached to the first end of the sling and inserted through a bore formed through the first anchor, the first line including a stop device fixed to the first line with the first anchor positioned between the stop device and the sling; a second anchor attached to a second end of the sling; the second anchor including a channel formed through the second anchor and a restrictor segment provided in the channel; and a second line attached to the second end of the sling and inserted through the channel, the second line including an adjustment device attached to the second line, and the restrictor segment is sized to resist movement of the adjustment device through the channel; implanting the incontinence treatment device into a patient; and moving the adjustment device through the channel from a first position that locates the adjustment device between the second anchor and the sling to a second position that locates the second anchor between the adjustment device and the sling, thus tightening the sling by shortening an effective distance of the device between the first and second anchors.