Patent ID: 6808486
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A surgical instrument for treating female urinary stress incontinence comprising:a. a tubular mesh sling for implanting into the lower abdomen of a female providing support to mid-urethral and bladder neck sphincteric continence sites, said sling defining in part plastic sheath portions fixedly attached to a tubular mesh section; and b. a tubular sling transfer instrument having a distal end and a proximal end, said instrument defining in part a progressively curved shaft portion positioned between distal and proximal ends with a handle located at said proximal end, a detachable tip positioned and angularly displaced from said curved shaft at its distal end, a means for attaching said detachable tip to said progressively curved shaft portion and a sling transfer sheath which is attached to said detachable tip and said tubular mesh sling.