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US08684907B2 Adjustable incontinence apparatus 失效
可调节失禁设备

  • Patent Title: Adjustable incontinence apparatus
  • Patent Title (中): 可调节失禁设备
  • Application No.: US12036345
    Application Date: 2008-02-25
  • Publication No.: US08684907B2
    Publication Date: 2014-04-01
  • Inventor: Jay S. Hortenstine
  • Applicant: Jay S. Hortenstine
  • Agent Joseph M. Lewinski; Lynda F. Kouroupis
  • Main IPC: A61F2/02
  • IPC: A61F2/02
Adjustable incontinence apparatus
Abstract:
In an exemplary embodiment an adjustable urethral sling includes a flexible mesh support having a mesh envelope at a suburethral potion and an expansion chamber within the mesh envelope. A conduit may be provided that extends along the flexible mesh support and that is in fluid communication with the expansion chamber. When installed in a patient the sling may loop under the urethra and out exit sites. An access port may be provided in a subcutaneous pocket and attached to the conduit to allow for remote expansion of the expansion chamber from a desirable location to allow adjustment of the sling with the patient in a standing position. The mesh envelope allows tissue ingrowth around the container so that the container can be expanded for a long period of time after implantation. The expansion chamber may be U-shaped to provide lateral closing pressure to the urethra when expanded.
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