Patent ID: 8758218

Claim:
A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising: making an incision and exposing tissue of a urethra; inserting a non-porous sheet into the incision and forming a cuff around the urethra with the non-porous sheet by directing a first end of the non-porous sheet through a slot formed in a second end of the non-porous sheet; directing an extending member that is attached to the non-porous sheet to a location exterior of a pelvis; configuring the cuff to tighten around the urethra when pulling on the first end of the non-porous sheet; configuring the cuff to be loosely positioned around the urethra when pulling on the extending member; and implanting the cuff around the urethra, implanting the first end of the non-porous sheet through a first obturator foramen of a user, and implanting the extending member through a second obturator foramen of the user.