Medical instruments of treating and/or diagnosing of anorectal disorders, and devices and methods for insertion of such
AssigneeOcure Ltd. High-Tech Village Givat Ram Campus
InventorsDavid Braver, Iris Shahar
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Abstract
A medical instrument for treating and/or diagnosing anorectal disorders which comprises a slender member that is sized and shaped for being placed in the anal canal of a patient, along at least a portion of the anal sphincter, so that an outer surface of the slender member is in contact with inner walls of the anal canal.
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A medical instrument for treating and/or diagnosing anorectal disorders, comprising:
- a slender member sized and shaped for being placed in the anal canal of a patient, along at least a portion of the anal sphincter, so that an outer surface of said slender member is in contact with inner walls of said anal canal;
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- a cover layer substantially circumferentially covering an outer surface of said slender member, said slender member having a diameter set to push said cover layer toward said inner walls;
- a dissolvable shell sized to cover at least a distal end of said slender member.
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The medical instrument of claim 41, wherein at least one of said cover layer and said slender member is at least one of soaked, covered and laminated with an active agent.
The medical instrument of claim 41, wherein at least one of said cover layer and said slender member is at least one of soaked, covered and laminated with at least one diagnostic agents.
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A medical instrument for treating and/or diagnosing anorectal disorders, comprising:
- a slender member sized and shaped for being placed in the anal canal of a patient, along at least a portion of the anal sphincter;
- a dissolvable shell sized to cover at least a distal end of said slender member;
- an active agent disposed in said slender member;
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- a cover layer substantially circumferentially covering an outer surface of said slender member and perforated with a plurality of apertures;
- wherein said plurality of apertures are set so as to allow a release of said active agent therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.