Urinary incontinence treatment apparatus
AssigneeObtech Medical AG
InventorPeter Forsell
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Abstract
A urinary incontinence treatment apparatus comprises an adjustable non-inflatable restriction device (434) implanted in a patient suffering from urinary incontinence. The restriction device engages the urethra (435) or urine bladder to restrict the urine passageway. An adjustment device mechanically adjusts the restriction device to restrict the urine passageway or temporarily release the urine passageway to allow the patient to urinate.
Claims115
An urinary incontinence treatment apparatus for treatment of a patient, who suffers from urinary incontinence, comprising an adjustable restriction device (2;48;60,62;88;110;122;126,128;130;434) implantable in the patient for contracting a portion of the urethra or urine bladder to form a restricted urine passageway therein, and an operable adjustment device (12;52;66;90,92;104;110) implantable in the patient for adjusting the restriction device to change the restriction of the urine passageway, the adjustment device, characterised in that the restriction device is non-inflatable, and the adjustment device is inoperable by permanent static magnetic energy and adapted to, mechanically adjust the restriction device to restrict the urine passageway to prevent urine from passing therethrough and enlarge the urine passageway to allow urine to pass therethrough.
An apparatus according to any one of, the preceding claims, further comprising a wireless remote control (22,326,332-344) for non-invasively controlling the adjustment device.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a pressure sensor for directly or indirectly sensing the pressure against the restriction device.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an implantable reversing device, wherein the restriction device is capable of performing a reversible function and the reversing device reverses the reversible function.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an implantable accumulator or battery and means for controlling the accumulator or battery from outside the patient's body to supply energy to the adjustment device and/or other implantable energy consuming components of the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.