ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,474, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SORANUS ARGE VE DANISMANLIK HIZMETLERI SANAYI TICARET A.S. (Izmir, Turkey).

"Readjustable midurethral sling" was invented by Ahmet Ozgur Yeniel (Izmir, Turkey).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable midurethral sling is provided. The adjustable midurethral sling includes a midurethral sling, a frame, an adjustment suture, a housing, two end parts, tunnel opening hooks, outlets, and tunnel opening hook insertion holes. The adjustable midurethral sling is used in a surgical treatment of an involuntary leakage, wherein the involuntary leakage is defined as a urinary incontinence in cases of a...