Less mesh, less dissection, same tension-free support62 With GYNECARE TVT ABBREVO® Continence System you can be confident that you are delivering consistent efficacy with less mesh. It provides excellent tension-free support with just 12 cm of mesh. It uses less mesh in the thigh muscles. That means that 84% less mesh is placed in adductor muscles and 38% less mesh overall.61,62 Like a full length obturator sling, GYNECARE TVT ABBREVO® provides sufficient support with the symmetrical bilateral placement of a 12-cm mesh, which reaches 3 key anatomical structures: obturator internus, obturator membrane and obturator externus.62 GYNECARE TVT ABBREVO® is a 12cm transobturator mid-urethral sling used for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.