VACS Device Clinical Study for Incontinence Treatment

In the Transobturator Tape-TOT operation, the anterior vaginal wall is incised 2 cm sagittal 1.5 cm below the urethra in the dorsal lithotomy position and the paraurethral areas are separated by sharp and blunt dissection and the ischiopubic bone is reached with the finger. The skin is incised so as to remain 1 cm lateral to the ischiopubic ramus on the line passing through the clitoris, and the synthetic tape is placed from outside to inside with special inclined trocars, passing under the urethra close to the medial part of the obturator foramen. Cystoscopy is not performed during the procedure. The vagen mucosa is sutured and the procedure is terminated by inserting a urethral foley catheter. The urethral catheter is removed on postoperative day 1 after the investigator evaluates the patient.

The VACS-Minifiks procedure is a vaginal application of a natural tissue repair procedure whose efficacy has been proven in the abdominal route. The second difference is that the procedure is performed through a single incision instead of the three incisions used in the Transobturator Tape-TOT operation. Thus, the same goal will be achieved in a less invasive way without placing an artificial permanent implant. There is no difference in parameters such as anesthesia, operation time, and discharge time.