June 2, 2010 (FinancialWire) – American Medical Systems (NASDAQ: AMMD), a provider of devices and therapies aimed at pelvic health, said that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering the surgical methodology for implanting the AMS AdVance Male Sling. 

This patent provides AMS with broad patent coverage on transobturator surgical procedures to treat male incontinence.

According to the company, the sling is meant to deliver a greater than 80% success rate at one year for male patients suffering from stress urinary incontinence.

The company’s AdVance system is part of AMS' \ portfolio of solutions for the \ treatment of both male and female urinary incontinence.

More than 22,000 AdVance male sling systems have been implanted worldwide, according to AMS.

Minnesota-based American Medical Systems is a supplier of medical devices and procedures to cure incontinence, erectile dysfunction, benign prostate hyperplasia, pelvic floor repair and other pelvic disorders in men and women.

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