Patent ID: 7597660

Claim:
A method of counteracting incontinence in a mammal, the method comprising: correcting the shape of the internal urethral orifice and urethra with an elastic form stable material; injecting a curable elastomer-precursor composition in the body tissue surrounding the urethra, wherein said curable elastomer-precursor composition comprises a silicone elastomer, a cross-linking agent, and a diluent, and wherein said curable elastomer-precursor composition is further defined as comprising between about 60% and 75% by weight based on the weight of the entire composition of poly(dimethyl siloxane), between about 2% and 5% by weight based upon the weight of the entire composition of a cross-linking agent, between about 10% and 20% by weight based upon the weight of the entire composition of a diluent, and between about 10% and 20% by weight based upon the weight of the entire composition of a radiopaque powder; and allowing said composition to cure in situ into a solid mass.