Variable sling for urinary continence
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating urinary incontinence in a patient includes at least one adjustable lifting device for supporting a patient's urethra to restore urinary control. The adjustable lifting device can post-operatively and non-invasively adjust the level of lift of a patient's urethra, to thereby affect the patient's incontinence. The adjustable lifting device is placed above the pubis bone of the patient. The device includes first and second fixation devices that are adjustable to thereby adjust the length of a sling that cradles and lift's the patient's urethra. The apparatus could also be used to treat anal incontinence.
Claims22
An apparatus to treat urinary incontinence in a patient, comprising:
- at least one adjustable U-shaped lifting device adapted to lift a urethra or neck of a urine bladder, thereby affecting the patient's incontinence,
- an internal energy receiver adapted to receive wireless energy from a source of wireless magnetic or electromagnetic energy located externally to the patient,
- a motor being adapted to alternately increase and decrease the length of the U-shaped lifting device, wherein
- the internal energy receiver is connected to the motor and adapted to directly supply the received energy to the motor,
- a temperature sensor for sensing at least one parameter being a body temperature of the patient or a temperature of the lifting device, and
- a control unit configured to receive information related to the at least one parameter during operation of the motor, and to control an amount of energy transferred between the source of wireless energy and the internal energy receiver during operation of the motor, based on said information, such that the amount of energy transferred can be directly controlled during operation of the motor on the basis of the temperature sensor information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.