Assembly of soutenement under - uretral in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women

摘要

The invention concerns a surgical assembly for supporting the urethra (1) in a woman, comprising a sub-urethral supporting tape (2) and a skin penetrating needle (3). The invention is characterised in that when combined: d) a composite strip (4) assembles at least both the sub-urethral supporting tape (2) and a flattened protective sheath (5) wherein said tape is arranged; e) the flattened sheath (5) comprises, lengthwise, two parts (51, 52) arranged on either side of a separation zone (6) wherein is provided cleavable linking means (7) between the two parts; f) the composite strip (4) comprises at each of its two ends (4a, 4b) a common part (81), for example a female part, of connecting means (8) capable of being locked and unlocked, while the proximal tip (31) of the skin penetrating needle (3) comprises another part (82), for example a male part, of said connection means (8).