CA2423188A1 - Surgical apparatus and methods for delivery of a sling in the treatment of female urinary incontinence - Google Patents

Surgical apparatus and methods for delivery of a sling in the treatment of female urinary incontinence Download PDF

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CA2423188A1
CA2423188A1 CA002423188A CA2423188A CA2423188A1 CA 2423188 A1 CA2423188 A1 CA 2423188A1 CA 002423188 A CA002423188 A CA 002423188A CA 2423188 A CA2423188 A CA 2423188A CA 2423188 A1 CA2423188 A1 CA 2423188A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0482—Needle or suture guides
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0004—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse
    • A61F2/0031—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra
    • A61F2/0036—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra implantable
    • A61F2/0045—Support slings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00743—Type of operation; Specification of treatment sites
    • A61B2017/00805—Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

Abstract

Surgical apparatus (10) for treating female stress urinary incontinence include a pair of curved delivery needles (12a, 12b), each defining a distal end and a proximal end and adapted to be inserted into the abdomen of a fema le and to be positioned on either side of the bladder neck so as to define a delivery path for a tape (64) which may be removably attached to the proxima l ends of the delivery needles (12a, 12b) through the vagina for implantation into the abdomen to provide support for the urethra. A pair of curved delive ry sheaths (46), each adapted to be inserted into the abdomen around one of the delivery needles (12a, 12b), allow withdrawal of the delivery needles (12a, 12b) from the abdomen such that the tape (64) is conducted along the deliver y path. In the preferred embodiment, the delivery needles (12a, 12b) also allo ws simultaneous introduction of a local anesthetic into the abdomenal tissues. Methods for treatment of stress urinary incontinence utilizing the surgical apparatus (10) are also disclosed.

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1. An assembly for delivery of a tape into the abdomen of a human female through the vagina to serve as a pubovaginal sling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, said assembly comprising a pair of curved substantially rigid delivery needles adapted for bilateral insertion into the abdomen of a human female for placement on either side of the bladder neck adjacent the urethra, the delivery needles together defining a delivery path for said tape;

means for removable attachment of each one of said pair of delivery needles to one end of said tape introduced through the vagina; and a pair of curved tubular substantially flexible delivery sheaths, each one of said pair of delivery sheaths defining a delivery sheath passageway disposed in the interior thereof and adapted to removably receive one of said pair of delivery needles such that the delivery sheaths are situated along said delivery path, whereby each one of said pair of delivery needles may be withdrawn from the abdomen through said delivery sheath passageway and may thereby conduct one end of said tape from the vagina and through said delivery sheath passageway, and thereby position said tape along said delivery path.
2. An assembly according to claim 1, wherein each one of said pair of delivery needles further comprises a distal needle end and a proximal needle end terminating in a needle tip, and wherein said attachment means comprises a thread-like material and means disposed at said proximal needle end adjacent said needle tip for removably engaging said thread-like material.
3. An assembly according to claim 2 wherein said attachment means further comprises means disposed at both ends of said tape for removably receiving said thread-like material.
4. An assembly according to claim 3 wherein said tape is initially provided with a removable covering, and wherein said receiving means is disposed at the respective ends of said covering.
5. An assembly according to claim 4 wherein each one of said pair of delivery sheaths further comprises a distal sheath end terminating in a distal sheath opening in fluid communication with said delivery sheath passageway, and a proximal sheath end terminating in a proximal sheath opening in fluid communication with said delivery sheath passageway, whereby each end of said tape is conducted through one of said delivery sheath passageways from said proximal sheath end towards said distal sheath end.
6. An assembly according to claims 1-5 further comprising means for infusion of a local anesthetic into the abdomen through each one of said pair of delivery needles.
7. An assembly according to claim 6, wherein each one of said pair of delivery needles is hollow and further comprises a needle body defining a needle body passageway disposed in the interior thereof, a distal needle end comprising a distal needle opening in fluid communication with said needle body passageway, and a plurality of spaced circumferential needle openings disposed along substantially the entire length of said needle body, each of said circumferential needle openings also in fluid communication with said needle body passageway, and wherein said infusion means comprises means disposed at said distal needle end of each one of said pair of delivery needles for removably connecting the respective needle bodies to a source of local anesthetic through said distal needle end, such that a charge of local anesthetic may be conveyed into each said needle body from said source of local anesthetic through said needle body passageway and may be discharged into the abdomen from each said needle body through said circumferential needle openings.
8. An assembly according to claim 7 wherein said removable connection means comprises a Luer lock disposed within said distal needle opening, and wherein said source of local anesthetic comprises a syringe in fluid communication with said Luer lock and containing a charge of said local anesthetic.
9. An assembly according to claim 8 wherein said local anesthetic comprises a mixture comprising substantially equal parts of a long term local anesthetic and a short term local anesthetic.
10. An assembly for delivery of a tape into the abdomen of a human female through the vagina to serve as a pubovaginal sling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, said assembly comprising a pair of curved substantially rigid delivery needles adapted for bilateral insertion into the abdomen of a human female for placement on either side of the bladder neck adjacent the urethra, the delivery needles together defining a delivery path for said tape;

means for removable attachment of each one of said pair of delivery needles to one end of said tape introduced through the vagina;

means for infusion of a local anesthetic into the abdomen through each one of said pair of delivery needles; and a pair of curved tubular substantially flexible delivery sheaths, each one of said pair of delivery sheaths defining a delivery sheath passageway disposed in the interior thereof and adapted to removably receive one of said pair of delivery needles such that the delivery sheaths are situated along said delivery path, whereby each one of said pair of delivery needles may be withdrawn from the abdomen through said delivery sheath passageway and may thereby conduct one end of said tape from the vagina and through said delivery sheath passageway, and thereby position said tape along said delivery path.
11. An assembly according to claim 10 wherein each one of said pair of delivery needles comprises a needle body defining a needle body passageway disposed in the interior thereof, a distal needle end comprising a distal needle opening in fluid communication with said needle body passageway, a proximal needle end terminating in a needle tip, and a plurality of spaced circumferential needle openings disposed along substantially the entire length of said needle body, each of said circumferential needle openings also in fluid communication with said needle body passageway, wherein said attachment means comprises a thread-like material and means disposed at said proximal needle end adjacent said needle tip for removably engaging said thread-like material, and wherein said infusion means comprises means disposed at said distal needle end of each one of said pair of delivery needles for removably connecting the respective needle bodies to a source of local anesthetic through said distal needle end, such that a charge of local anesthetic may be conveyed into each said needle body from said source of local anesthetic through said needle body passageway and may be discharged into the abdomen from each said needle body through said circumferential needle openings.
12. An assembly according to claim 11 wherein said attachment means further comprises means disposed at both ends of said tape for removably receiving said thread-like material.
13. An assembly according to claim 12 wherein said tape is initially provided with a removable covering, and wherein said receiving means is disposed at the respective ends of said covering.
14. An assembly according to claim 13 wherein each one of said pair of delivery sheaths further comprises a distal sheath end terminating in a distal sheath opening in fluid communication with said delivery sheath passageway, and a proximal sheath end terminating in a proximal sheath opening in fluid communication with said delivery sheath passageway, whereby each end of said tape is conducted through said delivery sheath passageway from said proximal sheath end towards said distal sheath end.
15. An assembly according to claim 14 wherein said removable connection means comprises a Luer lock disposed within said distal needle opening, and wherein said source of local anesthetic comprises a syringe in fluid communication with said Luer lock and containing a charge of said local anesthetic.
16. An assembly according to claim 15 wherein said local anesthetic comprises a mixture comprising substantially equal parts of a long term local anesthetic and a short term local anesthetic.
17. An assembly for delivery of a tape into the abdomen of a human female through the vagina to serve as a pubovaginal sling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, said assembly comprising a pair of curved hollow substantially rigid delivery needles adapted for bilateral insertion into the abdomen of a human female for placement on either side of the bladder neck adjacent the urethra, the delivery needles together defining a delivery path for said tape, each one of said pair of delivery needles comprising a needle body defining a needle body passageway disposed in the interior thereof, a distal needle end comprising a distal needle opening in fluid communication with said needle body passageway, a proximal needle end terminating in a needle tip, and a plurality of spaced circumferential needle openings disposed along substantially the entire length of said needle body, each of said circumferential needle openings also in fluid communication with said needle body passageway;

means for removable attachment of each one of said pair of delivery needles to one end of said tape introduced through the vagina, said attachment means comprising a thread-like material, means disposed at said proximal needle end adjacent said needle tip for removably engaging said thread-like material and means disposed at both ends of said tape for removably receiving said thread-like material;

means disposed at said distal needle end of each one of said pair of delivery needles for removably connecting the respective needle bodies to a source of local anesthetic through said distal needle end, such that a charge of local anesthetic may be conveyed into each said needle body from said source of local anesthetic through said needle body passageway and may be discharged into the abdomen from each said needle body through said circumferential needle openings; and a pair of curved tubular substantially flexible delivery sheaths, each one of said pair of delivery sheaths defining a delivery sheath passageway disposed in the interior thereof, a distal sheath end terminating in a distal sheath opening in fluid communication with said delivery sheath passageway, and a proximal sheath end terminating in a proximal sheath opening in fluid communication with said delivery sheath passageway, each one of said pair of delivery sheaths being adapted to removably receive one of said pair of delivery needles within said delivery sheath passageway such that the delivery sheaths are situated along said delivery path, whereby each one of said pair of delivery needles may be withdrawn from the abdomen through said delivery sheath passageway and may thereby conduct one end of said tape from the vagina and through said delivery sheath passageway from said proximal sheath end towards said distal sheath end, and thereby position said tape along said delivery path.

19. An assembly according to claim 18 wherein said tape is initially provided with a removable covering, and wherein said receiving means is disposed at the respective ends of said covering.

20. An assembly according to claim 19 wherein said removable connection means comprises a Luer lock disposed within said distal needle opening, and wherein said source of local anesthetic comprises a syringe in fluid communication with said Luer lock and containing a charge of said local anesthetic.

21. An assembly according to claim 20 wherein said local anesthetic comprises a mixture comprising substantially equal parts of a long term local anesthetic and a short term local anesthetic.

22. A method for treating female stress urinary incontinence comprising the steps of:

providing an apparatus comprising a pair of curved delivery needles, each delivery needle defining a distal needle end and a proximal needle end, a tape for delivery into the abdomen of a human patient to serve as a pubovaginal sling, means for attaching the proximal needle end of each delivery needle to one end of said tape, and a pair of curved tubular delivery sheaths, each delivery sheath defining a delivery sheath passageway disposed therein and adapted to receive therethrough one of said pair of delivery needles;

inserting said delivery needles bilaterally into the abdomen of the patient in the vicinity of the retropubic space and locating said delivery needles on either side of bladder neck adjacent-the urethra, such that said delivery needles together define a tape delivery path;

advancing one of said pair of delivery sheaths over each one of said pair of delivery needles such that each one of said pair of delivery needles is received within a delivery sheath passageway and such that said delivery sheaths are situated along said delivery path;

introducing said tape into the body of the patient via the vagina and attaching each respective end of said tape to one of said delivery needles via said attachment means;

withdrawing each one of said pair of delivery needles from the abdomen of the patient through a respective delivery sheath passageway and thereby conducting each end of said tape through a respective delivery sheath such that said tape is positioned along said delivery path on opposite sides of the urethra;

withdrawing each one of said pair of delivery sheaths from the abdomen of the patient; and leaving said tape implanted in the body thereby to form a pubovaginal sling.

23. A method according to claim 22 further comprising, prior to said insertion step, the step of making a longitudinal incision in the anterior vaginal wall of the patient adjacent the bladder neck at substantially the midpoint of the urethra, and wherein prior to said introducing step, said proximal needle ends extend into the vagina through said anterior wall incision.

24. A method according to claim 23 further comprising, between the two withdrawing steps, the step of detaching each respective end of said tape from a respective one of said pair of delivery needles.

25. A method according to claims 21-24 wherein said apparatus further comprises means for infusion of a local anesthetic into the abdomen of the patient through each one of said pair of delivery needles, and wherein said method further comprises, during said insertion step, the step of infusing a charge of said local anesthetic into the abdomen of the patient through each one of said pair of delivery needles.

26. A method according to claim 25 wherein said tape is initially provided with a removable covering, wherein said attachment means comprises means disposed at the respective ends of said covering for removably attaching each end of said covering to the proximal needle end of each delivery needle, and wherein said method further comprises, prior to said leaving step, the step of removing said covering from said tape.

27. A method for delivery of a tape into the abdomen of a human female patient through the vagina to serve as a pubovaginal sling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, said method comprising the steps of providing an apparatus comprising a pair of curved delivery needles, each delivery needle defining a distal needle end and a proximal needle end, means for attaching the proximal needle end of each delivery needle to one end of said tape, and a pair of curved tubular delivery sheaths, each delivery sheath defining a delivery sheath passageway disposed therein and adapted to receive therethrough one of said pair of delivery needles;

inserting said delivery needles bilaterally into the abdomen of the patient in the vicinity of the retropubic space and locating said delivery needles on either side of bladder neck adjacent the urethra, such that said delivery needles together define a tape delivery path;

advancing one of said pair of delivery sheaths over each one of said pair of delivery needles such that each one of said pair of delivery needles is received within a delivery sheath passageway and such that said delivery sheaths are situated along said delivery path;

introducing said tape into the body of the patient via the vagina and attaching each respective end of said tape to one of said delivery needles via said attachment means;

withdrawing each one of said pair of delivery needles from the abdomen of the patient through a respective delivery sheath passageway and thereby conducting each end of said tape through a respective delivery sheath such that said tape is positioned along said delivery path on opposite sides of the urethra;

detaching each respective end of said tape from a respective one of said pair of delivery needles;

withdrawing each one of said pair of delivery sheaths from the abdomen of the patient; and leaving said tape implanted in the body thereby to form a pubovaginal sling.

28. A method according to claim 27 further comprising, prior to said insertion step, the step of making a longitudinal incision in the anterior vaginal wall of the patient adjacent the bladder neck at substantially the midpoint of the urethra, and wherein prior to said introducing step, said proximal needle ends extend into the vagina through said anterior wall incision.

29. A method according to claim 28 wherein said apparatus further comprises means for infusion of a local anesthetic into the abdomen of the patient through each one of said pair of delivery needles, and wherein said method further comprises, during said insertion step, the step of infusing a charge of said local anesthetic into the abdomen of the patient through each one of said pair of delivery needles.

30. A method according to claim 29 wherein said tape is initially provided with a removable covering, wherein said attachment means comprises means disposed at the respective ends of said covering for removably attaching each end of said covering to the proximal needle end of each delivery needle, and wherein said method further comprises, prior to said leaving step, the step of removing said covering from said tape.

31. In a method for treatment of stress urinary incontinence, said method comprising the steps of introducing a tape carrying a removable covering into the abdomen of a human female patient through the vagina, positioning said tape on either side of the urethra, removing said cover from said tape and leaving the tape in the body to form a sling around the urethra, the improvement comprising the steps of:

providing an apparatus comprising a pair of curved delivery needles, each delivery needle defining a distal needle end and a proximal needle end, means for attaching the proximal needle end of each delivery needle to one end of said covering, means for infusion of a local anesthetic into the abdomen of the patient through each one of said pair of delivery needles, and a pair of curved tubular delivery sheaths, each delivery sheath defining a delivery sheath passageway disposed therein and adapted to receive therethrough one of said pair of delivery needles;

making a longitudinal incision in the anterior vaginal wall of the patient adjacent the bladder neck at substantially the midpoint of the urethra;

inserting said delivery needles bilaterally into the abdomen of the patient in the vicinity of the retropubic space and locating said delivery needles on either side of bladder neck adjacent the urethra, such that said proximal needle ends extend into the vagina through said anterior wall incision, and such that said delivery needles together define a tape delivery path, while infusing a charge of said local anesthetic into the abdomen of the patient through each one of said pair of delivery needles;

advancing one of said pair of delivery sheaths over each one of said pair of delivery needles such that each one of said pair of delivery needles is received within a delivery sheath passageway and such that said delivery sheaths are situated along said delivery path;

introducing said tape into the body of the patient via the vagina and attaching each respective end of said tape to one of said delivery needles via said attachment means;

withdrawing each one of said pair of delivery needles from the abdomen of the patient through a respective delivery sheath passageway and thereby conducting each end of said tape through a respective delivery sheath such that said tape is positioned along said delivery path on opposite sides of the urethra;

detaching each respective end of said tape from a respective one of said pair of delivery needles; and withdrawing each one of said pair of delivery sheaths from the abdomen of the patient.
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