Interspersed heating/cooling to shrink tissues for incontinence

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 7/12 (2006.01) A61B 18/14 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61F 5/48 (2006.01) A61B 18/08 (2006.01) A61B 18/12 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2339104

The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for repeatable, for reliably contracting fascia, and other support tissues, particularly for the treatment of urinary incontinence. A probe surface (24) includes at least one heating element (26) with a heating area, and at least one cooling element with a cooling area. The heating, and cooling areas are interspersed along the probe surface so as to produce alternating heated, and cooled regions across a tissue engaged by the probe. Sufficient controlled energy is transmitted from the surface into the engaged tissue to contract the tissue, and inhibit incontinence (or otherwise provide the desired therapeutic results). The interspersed cooling element helps decrease trauma to the tissue for a given amount of shrinkage.

Ces dispositifs, procédés et systèmes sont destinés à contracter de manière répétée et fiable le fascia et autres tissus de support, et ils servent notamment au traitement de l'incontinence urinaire. Une surface (24) de sonde comprend au moins un élément chauffant (26) présentant une zone chauffante, ainsi qu'au moins un élément de refroidissement présentant une zone de refroidissement. Les zones de chauffage et de refroidissement sont intercalées le long de la surface de la sonde, de manière à produire des régions alternées chauffées et refroidies, sur un tissu avec lequel la sonde est en contact. A partir de ladite surface, une énergie commandée et suffisante est transmise dans le tissu avec lequel la surface est en contact, afin de contracter ce tissu et empêcher l'incontinence (ou en d'autres termes apporter les résultats thérapeutiques recherchés). Les éléments intercalés de refroidissement aident à diminuer la lésion à l'égard du tissu, de manière à obtenir une quantité donnée de contraction.

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