| abstract |
A pubic bone-mounted urethra stabilization and support system includes a pair of anchors which are affixed to the posterior/inferior pubic bone, sutures attached to the anchors, and a mesh sling which is passed behind and about the urethra and the adjacent endopelvic fascia. The ends of the sling are attached to the anchors by the anchor-mounted sutures. The method includes the steps of accessing the urethra and the pubic bone through a vaginal incision, properly locating and attaching the anchors to the pubic bone, properly locating the sling about the urethra and adjacent endopubic fascia and suturing and tensioning the ends of the sling to the anchors, causing said sling to restore, support and stabilize functional urethral continence anatomy and prevent urethral descent under intraabdominal pressure. |