A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2481275
The present invention provides a surgical implant (2) and method for supporting the urethra, the implant comprising: comprising at least one fixing zone (6) that can be fixed in the fibrofatty tissue of the retropubic space. In use the implant supports the urethra such that increased intra-abdominal pressure is transmitted to the sub urethral pressure space to promote occlusion of the urethra at periods of increased intra-abdominal pressure. The implant of the present invention has uses including treating urinary incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse.
La présente invention concerne un implant chirurgical (2) et une méthode de soutènement de l'urètre. L'implant comprend au moins une zone (6) de fixation pouvant être fixée dans le tissu fibro-graisseux de l'espace prévésical. Pendant l'utilisation, l'implant soutient l'urètre si bien qu'une pression intra-abdominale accrue est transmise à la région de pression sous-urétrale afin de permettre l'occlusion de l'urètre aux moments où s'exerce une pression intra-abdominale accrue. L'implant de l'invention peut être utilisé pour traiter l'incontinence d'urine et le prolapsus utérovaginal.
Coloplast A/s
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Gyne Ideas Limited
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