Patent ID: 8485962

Claim:
A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising: making an incision and exposing urethral tissue in a patient; employing a tool to place an implant into the incision, including coupling a first end of the implant to the tool and directing the tool and the first end of the implant through a first obturator foramen of the patient and coupling a second end of the implant to the tool and directing the tool and the second end of the implant through a second obturator foramen of the patient thus suspending the implant between the first obturator foramen and the second obturator foramen of the patient; elevating a urethra of the patient with a central portion of the implant; and securing the first end of the implant relative to a first descending ramus of the patient and securing the second end of the implant relative to a second descending ramus of the patient.