Endopelvic fascia treatment for incontinence
AssigneeSolarant Medical, Inc.
InventorsGeorge A. Morrison, Garry L. Carter, Timothy G. Dietz
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems for treating the support structures of the body, particularly for incontinence, take advantage of two mechanisms to enhance the support provided by the fascia, ligaments and tendons: first, the invention increases a modulus of elasticity of these tissues, and particularly of the fascial tissues. The increase in modulus can be effected by directing sufficient energy to the fascial tissue so as to promote the formation of scar tissue. The second mechanism attaches tissue planes together, often by directing energy to an interface between adjacent fascial tissues.
Claims5
A system to treat incontinence of a patient, the patient having a support tissue supporting a urethra and, prior to treatment, exhibiting leakage resulting from an incontinence-event stress pulse, the system comprising:
- a probe for delivering energy or an active agent to the support tissue so as to reduce an elasticity of the support tissue;
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- a control system coupled to the probe, the control system directing the delivery from the probe so that the reduction of elasticity of the support tissue inhibits movement of the urethra during the stress pulse.
A kit for treating incontinence, the kit comprising:
- a probe for directing energy or a bioactive agent to a pelvic tissue system;
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- instructions for using the probe to enhance structural support provided by the tissue system so as to inhibit movement of a urethra from an incontinence-event stress pulse so that incontinence is inhibited.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.