EP1879519A4 - Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same - Google Patents

Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same

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Publication number: EP1879519A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: incontinence; treatment; same; implantable sling; sling
Prior art date: 2005-04-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP06769947A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1879519A2 (en

Inventor

Bryon L Merade

Craig Comiter

Victor Nitti

Raymond Rackley

Eugene Rhee

Sandip Vasavada

Kapri Ellenson

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Coloplast AS

Original Assignee

Coloplast AS

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-04-30

Filing date

2006-04-28

Publication date

2012-12-05

2005-04-30 Priority claimed from US11/119,446 external-priority patent/US7431690B2/en

2006-04-28 Application filed by Coloplast AS filed Critical Coloplast AS

2008-01-23 Publication of EP1879519A2 publication Critical patent/EP1879519A2/en

2012-12-05 Publication of EP1879519A4 publication Critical patent/EP1879519A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
- 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
- A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
- A61B17/06109—Big needles, either gripped by hand or connectable to a handle
- 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
- A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
- 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
- A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/06004—Means for attaching suture to needle
- 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
- 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
- A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
- A61B2017/06076—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations helically or spirally coiled

EP06769947A 2005-04-30 2006-04-28 Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same Withdrawn EP1879519A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11/119,446 US7431690B2 (en)	2005-04-30	2005-04-30	Implantable sling for the treatment of male incontinence and method of using the same
US77356506P	2006-02-14	2006-02-14
PCT/US2006/016709 WO2007008275A2 (en)	2005-04-30	2006-04-28	Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1879519A2 EP1879519A2 (en)	2008-01-23
EP1879519A4 true EP1879519A4 (en)	2012-12-05

Family

ID=37637646

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP06769947A Withdrawn EP1879519A4 (en)	2005-04-30	2006-04-28	Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1879519A4 (en)
JP (2)	JP2008541792A (en)
AU (1)	AU2006269717A1 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0610427A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2605547A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2007013397A (en)
WO (1)	WO2007008275A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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WO2010049364A1 (en) *	2008-10-30	2010-05-06	Compagnie De Recherche En Composants, Implants Et Materiels Pour L'application Clinique	Kit for supporting an organ, including an elongate implantable element having a non-traumatic shape

Citations (3)

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WO2003002027A1 (en) *	2001-06-27	2003-01-09	Promedon Do Brasil Produtos Medico-Hospitalares Ltda	Adjustable autofixing sling for treatment of urinary incontinence
WO2004012579A2 (en) *	2002-08-02	2004-02-12	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Self anchoring sling and introducer system
US20050004576A1 (en) *	1998-11-23	2005-01-06	Benderev Theodore V.	System for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum

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2006
- 2006-04-28 CA CA002605547A patent/CA2605547A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-04-28 WO PCT/US2006/016709 patent/WO2007008275A2/en active Application Filing
- 2006-04-28 EP EP06769947A patent/EP1879519A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-04-28 AU AU2006269717A patent/AU2006269717A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-04-28 BR BRPI0610427-4A patent/BRPI0610427A2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2006-04-28 JP JP2008509235A patent/JP2008541792A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-04-28 MX MX2007013397A patent/MX2007013397A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
2011
- 2011-04-04 JP JP2011083123A patent/JP2011177521A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US20050004576A1 (en) *	1998-11-23	2005-01-06	Benderev Theodore V.	System for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum
WO2003002027A1 (en) *	2001-06-27	2003-01-09	Promedon Do Brasil Produtos Medico-Hospitalares Ltda	Adjustable autofixing sling for treatment of urinary incontinence
WO2004012579A2 (en) *	2002-08-02	2004-02-12	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Self anchoring sling and introducer system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2007008275A2 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JP2011177521A (en)	2011-09-15
BRPI0610427A2 (en)	2010-06-22
JP2008541792A (en)	2008-11-27
CA2605547A1 (en)	2007-01-18
WO2007008275A3 (en)	2007-05-31
EP1879519A2 (en)	2008-01-23
AU2006269717A1 (en)	2007-01-18
MX2007013397A (en)	2008-04-02
WO2007008275A2 (en)	2007-01-18

Legal Events

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2007-12-21	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2008-01-23	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20071130
2008-01-23	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2008-08-06	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2009-01-02	REG	Reference to a national code	Ref country code: HK Ref legal event code: DE Ref document number: 1116655 Country of ref document: HK
2012-12-05	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20121106
2012-12-05	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: A61F 2/00 20060101AFI20121030BHEP Ipc: A61B 17/06 20060101ALI20121030BHEP
2014-03-19	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20140214
2014-08-01	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2014-09-03	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20140325
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