Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence with urethral hypermobility with a support harness adapted to fit over the superior edge of the pubic bone of a patient, left or right of the pubis symphysis, a sling adapted to rest against the anterior vaginal wall or submucosally at the level just below the urethrovesical junction, and vaginal shaft connecting the sling to the support harness and adapted to position the sling causing stabilization and support of the urethrovesical junction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 1999
Date of Patent:
April 24, 2001
Inventors:
Norman I. Bruckner, Guillermo H. Davila