GYNECARE TVT™ Retropubic System Tension-Free Support for Incontinence

GYNECARE TVT™ Retropubic System gives you the "Gold Standard" in retropubic slings

• 11.5 years of proven efficacy and safety¹, used in over 1.0 million patients worldwide²
• Needle curvature and tip radius designed to hug the posterior aspect of the pubic bone during passage
• Proven mesh with the largest pore size, 350% greater elasticity and the lowest initial stiffness among the leading brands of mesh^3,4

References:

1. Nilsson C G, Palva K, Rezapour M, Falconer C. Eleven years prospective follow-up of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J. 2008;19:1043-1047.
2. Data on File. Ethicon, Inc.
3. Dietz H, Vancaillie P, Svehla M, Walsh W, Steensma A, Vancaillie T. Mechanical Properties of Urogynecologic Implant Materials. Int Urogynecol J. 2003;14:239–243.
4. Moalli P, Papas N, Menefee S, et al. Tensile properties of five commonly used mid-urethral slings relative to the TVT. Int Urogynecol J. 2008;19:665-663

Published Clinical Data and RCTs Demonstrate the Benefits of GYNECARE TVT™ Retropubic System vs. Other Brands

More Level 1 Evidence; 32 RCTs1 Longer follow-up of 11.5 years2 Higher objective and subjective cure rates in 4 RCTs3-6	Lower rates of bladder perforations3-6 in 4 RCTs Lower rate of urethral perforations in 1 RCT5

From a comparative study of these 4 meshes, Ethicon Gynecare offers⁷:

• Largest pore size
• Lowest stiffness
• Greatest elongation
• Only mesh available in tanged or laser cut choices

Clinical information about the GYNECARE TVT™ Retropubic Tension-free Support for Incontinence is available in PDF format at the link below:

GYNECARE TVT™ Retropubic Tension-free Support for Incontinence One Page Detail Aid

References:

1. Pubmed search from 1/26/09- 2/20/09 using limitation of “English” and individual terms “TVT”, “SPARC”, “Advantage”, “Advantage Fit”, “Align”, “Uretex”, “Aris”, “TVT Obturator”, “Monarc”, “Obtryx”, “Align TO”, “Uretex TO”, “Aris TO”, “Desara”, “Lynx”, “TVT SECUR”, “Miniarc”, “Solyx”, “Prefyx PPS”, “Contasure”, “Ajust”, “T-Sling”, “Needleless”, “Minitape”, all with the following terms “female”, “incontinence”. Hand searching of conference proceedings and searching of reference lists.
2. Nilsson C G, Palva K, Rezapour M, Falconer C. Eleven years prospective follow-up of the tensions-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J. 2008;19:1043-1047.
3. Tseng L, Wang A, Lin Y, Li S, Ko Y. Randomized comparison of the suprapubicarc sling procedure vs tension-free vaginal taping for stress incontinent women.
4. Andonian S, Chen T, St-Denis B, Corcos J. Randomized clinical trial comparing suprapubic arch sling (SPARC) and tension-free vaginal tape (TVT): one-year results. Eur Urol. 2005;47:537-541.
5. Lim Y, Muller R, Corstiaans A, Dietz H, Barry C, Rane A. Suburethral slingplasty evaluation study in North Queensland, Australia: the SUSPEND trial. Australian and New Zealand J Obstet and Gynaecol. 2005;45:52-59.
6. Lord H, Taylor J, Finn J, Tsokos N, Jeffery J, Atherton M et al. A randomized controlled equivalence trial of short-term complications and efficacy of tension-free vaginal tape and suprapubic urethral support sling for treating stress incontinence. British J Urol. 2006;98:367-376.
7. Moalli P, Papas N, Menefee S, Albo M, Meyn L, Abramowitch S.Tensile properties of fi ve commonly used mid-urethral slings relative to the TVT™. Int Urogynecol J. 2008;19:665-663.
8. Dietz H, Vancaillie P, Svehla M, Walsh W, Steensma A, Vancaillie T. Mechanical properties of urogynecologic implant materials. Int Urogynecol J. 2003;14:239–243

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