Urinary incontinence treatment with wireless energy supply
AssigneeObtech Medical AG
InventorPeter Forsell
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Abstract
A urinary incontinence treatment apparatus comprises an operable restriction device (4) to be implanted in a patient for engaging the urethra (66) or urine bladder, to form a restricted urine passageway in the urethra or urine bladder. The restriction device is operable to change the restriction of the urine passageway. An energy transmission device (10) is provided for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient's body to inside the patient's body for use in connection with the operation of the restriction device including enlarging or restricting the urine passageway.
Claims146
A urinary incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising a restriction device implantable in a patient, who suffers from urinary incontinence, for engaging the urethra or urine bladder, to form a restricted urine passageway in the urethra or urine bladder, the restriction device being operable to change the restriction of the urine passageway, characterised by an energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient's body to inside the patient's body for use in connection with the operation of the restriction device including enlarging or restricting the urine passageway, when the restriction device is implanted.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising implantable electrical components including at least one voltage level guard.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the energy transforming device is capable of generating as the energy of the second form a current exceeding 1 μA, when transferring the energy of the first form transmitted by the energy transmission device.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising an adjustment device for adjusting the restriction device to change the restriction of the urine passageway, wherein the adjustment device is adapted to mechanically adjust the restriction device, or adapted to hydraulically adjust the restriction device by using hydraulic means which is devoid of hydraulic fluid of the kind having a viscosity that substantially increases when exposed to heat or a magnetic field.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising an implantable operation device for operating the restriction device, wherein the energy transforming device powers the operation device with the energy of the second form.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one implantable sensor for sensing at least one physical parameter of the patient.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a wireless remote control for transmitting at least one wireless control signal for controlling the restriction device.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is adapted to control the restriction of the urine passageway when implanted.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is non-inflatable.
An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the energy transforming device is designed to be implanted subcutaneously or in the abdomen, thorax or cephalic region of the patient.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is embedded in a soft or gel-like material.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the restriction device is embedded in a silicone material having hardness less than 20 Shore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.