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US 6,293,923 B1Granted
Intravesicular balloon
AssigneeINNOVENTIONS, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Yachia, Eran Hirszowicz
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Abstract
An expandable balloon for insertion into the urinary bladder of an individual. The balloon may be used in treating the urinary bladder, in monitoring the urinary bladder or in the treatment of urinary incontinence.
Claims33
A method for treating urinary incontinence in an individual comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting an expandable balloon into the individual's urinary bladder, the balloon having a wall, a lumen and a magnetizable portion wherein the balloon upon expansion has a specific gravity less than or equal to that of urine;
- b) expanding the balloon in the urinary bladder, and
- c) displacing the balloon into a sealing position with an external magnetizable displacing member for sealing the urinary bladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.