Patent ID: 7628751

Claim:
A surgical instrument for implantation of a sub urethro-cervical support comprising: two striplets and two anchor devices, each anchor device including a needle in which the penetrating end supports a flexible anchor element, each anchor element being connected to one end of one of the striplets and can be turned down over the length of the needle while the needle is passing through biological tissues and deployed when the needle has passed through these tissues, and the striplets can be connected together by complementary attachment elements to form a supporting loop under the urethra, wherein the anchor elements have a conically shaped end piece, and at least two portions of striplets forming ribs, each of the at least two portions of striplets being part or not of each striplet, the conically shaped end piece comprising two rigid parts that can be inserted one into the other, between which said striplets or portions of striplets are held.