A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 18/14 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2317410
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of collagenous tissues, particularly for treating urinary incontinence in a non- invasive manner by directing energy to a patient's own support tissues. This energy gently heats fascia, and other collagenous support tissues, causing them to contract. The energy will preferably be applied between a pair of large plate electrodes (12, 14) having cooled flat electrode surfaces separated by an insulating rib (39a) or film (39b). Such cooled plate electrodes are capable of directing electrical energy through an intermediate tissue, and into fascia while the cooled electrode surface prevents injury to the intermediate tissue.
L'invention concerne des dispositifs, des procédés et des systèmes améliorés de réduction de tissus collagènes, notamment pour traiter une incontinence urinaire de manière non effractive par application d'énergie sur les tissus de support mêmes d'un patient. Cette énergie chauffe faiblement l'aponévrose et autres tissus de support collagènes, les poussant à se contracter. L'énergie est de préférence appliquée entre deux grandes électrodes à plaques (12, 14) présentant des surfaces d'électrodes plates refroidies séparées par une nervure (39a) ou un film (39b) isolant. Ces électrodes à plaques refroidies sont capables de diriger une énergie électrique à travers un tissu intermédiaire et dans l'aponévrose, alors que la surface d'électrode refroidie empêche une lésion du tissu intermédiaire.
Carter Garry
Dietz Timothy G.
Ingle Frank
Laird Robert J.
Ams Research Corporation
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
Surx Inc.
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