Systems, devices, and methods for minimally invasive pelvic surgery
View Patent ↗The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence.
1. A sling assembly for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
a pouch; and
a supportive sling at least partially enclosed by the pouch, a portion of the supportive sling adapted to be positioned suburethrally, the pouch having a first width and a second width, the first width being greater than the second width.
2. The sling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pouch includes a proximate end portion having the first width.
3. The sling assembly of claim 1 further comprising a catheter associated with a distal end portion of the pouch.
4. The sling assembly of claim 1 further comprising an anchor associated with the supportive sling.
5. The sling assembly of claim 4 , wherein the anchor is a soft tissue anchor.
6. The sling assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcing stiffener disposed on an interior or exterior of the pouch.
7. The sling assembly of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the supportive sling extends beyond the pouch.
8. The sling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pouch includes a distal end portion having the second width and a proximate end portion having the first width.
9. The sling assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pouch includes a plurality of pores.
10. The sling assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a suture coupled to the supportive sling and at least a portion of the suture extends beyond the pouch.
11. A sling assembly comprising:
a supportive sling;
a pouch configured to enclose at least a portion of the supportive sling, the pouch including a distal end portion having a first width and a proximate end portion having a second width, the second width being greater than the first width.
12. The sling assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a catheter coupled to the distal end portion of the pouch.
13. The sling assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a reinforcing stiffener disposed on an interior or exterior of the pouch.
14. The sling assembly of claim 11 , wherein a portion of the supportive sling extends beyond the pouch.
15. The sling assembly of claim 11 , wherein the pouch includes a plurality of pores.
16. The sling assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a suture coupled to the supportive sling and at least a portion of the suture extends beyond the pouch.