Patent ID: 8167786

Claim:
A system for treating urinary incontinence, comprising: a flexible sleeve having first and second ends; a knitted mesh sling at least partially within the flexible sleeve; a first dilator attached to the first end of said sleeve and a second dilator attached to the second end of said sleeve, each of said first and second dilators comprising: a cylindrical portion attached to said sleeve and having a substantially constant diameter, and a conical portion extending from said cylindrical portion; a first association loop extending from said conical portion of said first dilator, and a second association loop extending from said conical portion of said second dilator, each of said first and second association loops being deformable; a delivery device comprising: a handle; a shaft having a curved portion terminating in a substantially conical tip; first and second straight sections, the first straight section extending along a first axis from a distal end of said handle, and the second straight section extending along a second axis different from the first axis; and a first L-slot in a distal end of said shaft and configured to receive at least one of said first and second association loops.