Inventors:
Barry N. Gellman - Easton MA, US
Rodney Brenneman - San Juan Capistrano CA, US
David Sauvageau - Methuen MA, US
William Pintauro - Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Rodney Appell - Shaker Heights TX, US
Armand A. Morin - Berkeley MA, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/02
Abstract:
The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence.The invention also provides a driver and methods for advancing needles, cannulas, and other medical devices through the pubic bone. The driver may be used in connection with a driver frame assembly for proper positioning and stabilization of the driver, and with other devices for creating a cavity in the urethral floor and for positioning medical devices therein. The invention also provides simple connections for attaching a suture to a device within the cavity in the urethral floor or in the vagina, and also for attaching sutures to the pubic bone.