Re: TVT

From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue May 10 14:33:25 2005


Cover story in the latest OBG Management - "Which Sling For Which Patient?"

art

At Tue, 10 May 2005, Henry Gregor wrote: >
>Mfg: American Medical Systems 800-328-3881
>
>Hank
>
>Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO <Darryl.elrod@LAKENHEATH.AF.MIL> wrote:
>I honestly will have to look for what it stands for, but it is another
>mid-urethral mesh just like the TVT. The difference is that the needles
>are passed from above and they look more like traditional sling needles
>(or what I remember of urologists doing fascial slings) rather than the
>large needles of the TVT. The mesh then snaps on to the end of the
>needles and is pulled into place just like the TVT.
>
>I'll get back with the details of who makes it.
>
>Glen
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Joanne
>Bulley, MD
>Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 6:21 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: TVT
>
>OK - I know what the TVT and TOT are ... but what is the SPARC kit -- I
>"googled" it and did not come up with anything surgical.
>
>Joanne
>
>At Mon, 9 May 2005, Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO wrote:
>>
>>I haven't used the obturator tape yet, but I have just been forced (TVT
>>kit on backorder and patient here from Portugal) to use the SPARC kit.
>>It is mainly used by our Urologist. How much nicer it is to have small
>>needles rather than large harpoons like the TVT.
>>
>>Glen
>>
>--
>Joanne Bulley, MD
>Keene, NH, USA
>

--
art fougner, md

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