Patent ID: 7338432

Claim:
A urethral sling introducer for inserting only through a pair of vaginal incisions equal lengths of polypropylene sling tape in a sub-urethral fashion to control female incontinence wherein, the sling introducer comprises an instrument unit including an elongated curved hollow tubular member provided with a conical tip having at least one fluid port wherein, the upper end of the hollow tubular member is provided with a contoured capture aperture and is further dimensioned to slidably receive a hollow capture piston, the capture aperture being disposed to receive an end of the sling tape; a handle unit including a hollow handle member adapted to receive a supply of saline fluid wherein, the hollow handle member is in open communication with said hollow tubular member; means for moving said capture piston into and out of an obstructing relationship relative to said contoured capture aperture; wherein the capture piston has an upper end that is chamfered to allow saline fluid to pass through said capture aperture; and wherein said at least one fluid port is in open fluid communication with the hollow capture piston member.