Ophira Mini Sling

Ophira is a single-incision, sub-urethral minisling developed for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. Made of a100% Type 1 polypropylene mesh and incorporating two fixation arms, Ophira offers an excellent balance of tissue integration and low elasticity.

Key Design Features

The low-elasticity mesh makes it easy to define the final tension accurately. At maximum tension, the width reduces to 8 mm.

Multi-Point Fixation System helps secure the mini-sling in place at both ends.

An easily identifiable mark in the centre of the mesh helps to achieve a symmetrically centred location for correct placement.

The Ophira system includes a retractable insertion applicator used to place the sling with precision. The needle diameter is 2.2 mm with anti-rotational system.

The blue sutures interlaced through each fixation arm allow you to customise the implant to your patient and adjust the tension during the procedure for optimum sub-urethral support.

Benefits

• Minimally-invasive treatment
• Possible to operate with local anaesthesia only
• Inserted through a single and small incision, allowing for shorter surgical times compared to TOT¹
• Less groin pain and bleeding after the procedure compared to TVT-O¹
• Rapid patient recovery

Safety and efficacy of the Ophira Mini Sling System

Ophira has obtained 90.1 % success rate at 3 years’ follow-up. The procedure is easy to learn and has a lower complication rate than other methods.²

The study determined that the implant was associated with minimised postoperative pain and injury, shorter hospitalisation periods, and significantly decreased morbidity rates.²

For more details about the findings and benefits, please see the complete clinical article here.

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Reference Material

• Ophira Brochure
• Safety and efficacy of single-incision sling for female stress urinary incontinence: 3 years’ results
• Prospective randomised comparison of the transobturator mid-urethral sling with the single-incision sling among women with stress urinary incontinence: 1-year follow-up study

References

1. Michaela Jurakova, Martin Huser, Ivan Belkov, Petr Janku, Robert Hudecek, Petr Stourac, Jiri Jarkovsky, Pavel Ventruba Prospective randomized comparison of the transobturator mid-urethral sling with the single-incision sling among women with stress urinary incontinence: 1-year follow-up study. International Urogynecology Journal. Published Online December 2015.

2. Güner Yildiz, Yasin Ceylan, Oktay Ucer, Deniz Arslan, Orçun Çelik, Bülent Gunlusoy Safety and efficacy of single-incision sling for female stress urinary incontinence: 3 years’ results. International Urogynecology Journal. Published Online March 2016.