Patent ID: 7942806

Claim:
A suburethral implant for treating stress urinary incontinence, which comprises: a main body for supporting a patient's urethra, the main body having a length defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the main body is straight along the longitudinal axis, the main body having opposite lateral side portions; and the main body having a transverse axis extending between the opposite lateral side portions thereof, the transverse axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the main body, and wherein the main body is concave along the transverse-axis; a pair of spaced apart resilient arms extending from the main body, each arm having a tissue engaging portion, wherein the implant has an undeployed state in which the arms are folded over the main body and extend along the length and the longitudinal axis of the main body and a deployed state in which the arms are unfolded and extend in a transverse direction to the longitudinal axis of the main body.