Controlled urinary incontinence treatment
AssigneeObtech Medical AG
InventorPeter Forsell
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Abstract
A urinary incontinence treatment apparatus comprises a restriction device implantable in a patient, for engaging the urethra or urine bladder to form a restricted urine passageway in the urethra or urine bladder. The restriction device is operable by an implantable operation device to change the restriction of the urine passageway. A control device is provided for controlling a source of energy, which may or may not be implanted, from outside the patient's body, to release energy for use in connection with the operation of the restriction device, i.e. to power the operation device.
Claims142
An urinary incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising a restriction device implantable in a patient suffering 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,
- a source of energy, and
- a control device operable from outside the patient's body for controlling the source of energy to release energy for use in connection with the operation of the restriction device,
- a powered operation device implantable in the patient, wherein the source of energy is adapted to power the powered operation device, and the control device is adapted to control the operation device to operate the restriction device, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises:
- an external data communicator intended to be outside the patient's body, and
- an internal data communicator implantable in the patient for communicating with the external communicator, wherein the internal data communicator feeds data related to the patient, or related to the restriction device, back to the external data communicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.