Patent ID: 8057383

Claim:
A method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient, the method comprising the steps of: providing an implant comprising a mesh material having a first end, a second end, a central region adapted to extend to a position posterior to a bladderneck of the patient, and a plurality of straps extending from the central region, and a plurality of anchors coupled to said mesh material; each of said anchors comprising a body, a through-aperture, and at least one barb projecting from the body; making an incision in the vaginal wall of the patient; advancing a first anchor of said plurality of anchors through said incision and securing said first anchor to a first sacrospinous ligament of the patient; advancing a second anchor of said plurality of anchors through said incision and securing said second anchor to a second sacrospinous ligament of the patient; and positioning said mesh material within the patient such that at least a portion of said mesh material extends to a position posterior to the bladderneck of the patient.