A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/08 (2006.01) A61B 17/32 (2006.01) A61B 17/06 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2280812
Devices and methods relating to percutaneous and hiatal approaches for treating urinary incontinence are provided herein. In particular, guide member placement devices (10, 1910), sling application catheters (210, 310, 410), tissue dissectors/dilators (510, 610), sling application devices and a sling application system, tissue expanders (1710), grasping devices (1810), and balloon catheters (536, 1536, 1636) are disclosed herein. Methods for using the preceding devices to stabilize the bladder neck or the urethral floor in order to maintain or improve urinary continence are also disclosed.
L'invention concerne des dispositifs et des procédés ayant trait à des méthodes percutanées et hiatales de traitement de l'incontinence urinaire. En particulier, des dispositifs de placement équipés d'un élément de guidage (10, 1910), des cathéters d'application de sangle (210, 310, 410), des dissecteurs/dilatateurs de tissus (510, 610), des dispositifs d'application de sangle et un système d'application de sangle, des dilatateurs de tissus (1710), des dispositifs de préhension (1810) et des cathéters à ballonnet (536, 1526, 1636) sont décrits. Des procédés d'utilisation des dispositifs mentionnés permettant de stabiliser le col vésical ou le plancher pelvien afin de maintenir ou d'améliorer la continence urinaire sont également décrits.
Appell Rodney
Brenneman Rodney
Gellman Barry N.
Morin Armand A.
Pintauro William
Boston Scientific Limited
Smart & Biggar
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