Electrode sling for treating stress and urge incontinence

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A - Human Necessities

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A61N 1/05 (2006.01) A61N 1/36 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2643091

Apparatus is provided, including an implantable mechanical support (26), shaped' to support a portion of a urethra of a patient. One or more electrodes (28) are coupled to the mechanical support (26), so as to contact tissue of the patient when the mechanical support (26) is implanted in the patient. A control unit (22) drives the electrodes (28) to apply a current to the tissue. A method for treating a patient is also provided, including implanting a mechanical support (28) in a position that supports a urethra of a patient. In response to increased pelvic pressure of the patient, a substance stored in a portion of the mechanical support (26) that is not under the urethra is moved to a portion of the mechanical support (26) that is under the urethra. Other embodiments are also described.

L'invention porte sur un appareil qui comprend un support mécanique implantable (26) d'une forme qui le rend apte à soutenir une partie de l'urètre d'un patient. Une ou plusieurs électrodes (28) sont couplées au support mécanique (26), de façon qu'elles entrent en contact avec les tissus du patient lors de l'implantation du support mécanique (26) chez le patient. Une unité de commande (22) excite les électrodes (28) afin d'appliquer un courant aux tissus. L'invention concerne également un procédé de traitement de patient, procédé qui consiste à implanter un support mécanique (28) dans une position lui permettant de soutenir l'urètre du patient. En réponse à une pression pelvienne augmentée du patient, une substance stockée dans une partie du support mécanique (26) qui n'est pas sous l'urètre se déplace vers une partie du support mécanique (26) qui se trouve sous l'urètre. L'invention se rapporte également à d'autres modes de réalisation.

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