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US 8,617,050 B2Granted
Anatomical augmentation device
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorRandy L. Morningstar
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Abstract
An anatomical augmentation device configured to augment a tubular member of a human body includes an inflatable bladder, a support coupled to the inflatable bladder, and a pump coupleable with the inflatable bladder. The support includes a first connection line and a second connection line that are each attachable to soft tissue to position the inflatable bladder relative to the tubular member of the human body. The device is a body-implantable device and the pump is configured to selectively inflate the inflatable bladder to occlude the tubular member of the human body.
Claims19
An anatomical augmentation device configured to augment a tubular member of a human body, the device comprising:
- an inflatable bladder;
- a support coupled to the inflatable bladder, the support comprising a first connection line and a second connection line that are each attachable to soft tissue to position the inflatable bladder relative to the tubular member of the human body;
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- a pump implantable into the human body and coupleable with the inflatable bladder;
- wherein the device comprises a body-implantable device and the pump is configured to selectively inflate the inflatable bladder to occlude the tubular member of the human body;
- wherein the support comprises an adjustable support comprising a first anchor coupled to the first connection line and a second anchor coupled to the second connection line, and at least one of the first anchor and the second anchor configured as an adjustable anchor and comprising a body and a collar configured to be positioned around a circumference of the body, the collar including a first aperture spaced a distance from a second aperture and so configured to frictionally capture at least one of the first and second connection lines between the collar and a partial circumference of the body of the adjustable anchor, wherein the at least one of the first or second connection lines extend around the partial circumference of the body, to thus configure the adjustable anchor to be movable and position-adjustable relative to the first or second connection line.
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A urinary incontinence treatment device comprising:
- a sling extending between a first end and an opposing second end;
- an inflatable bladder coupled to the sling;
- a first anchor coupled to a first connection line attached to the first end of the sling and a second anchor coupled to a second connection line attached to the second end of the sling, the first and second anchors each attachable to soft tissue and configured to position the inflatable bladder adjacent to the urethra, at least one of the first and second anchors comprising an adjustable anchor including a body and a collar, the collar including a first aperture and a second aperture and one of the respective first and second connection lines is disposed through the first aperture to extend around a partial circumference of the body between the collar and the body and out of the second aperture of the collar to thus configure the adjustable anchor for sliding engagement with one of the first or second connection line and to selectively adjust a distance between the adjustable anchor and the end of the sling that is coupled to the first or second connection line;
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- a pump implantable into the patient and coupleable with the inflatable bladder, the pump configured to inflate the inflatable bladder to selectively coapt the urethra.
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An anatomical augmentation kit comprising:
- an inflatable bladder comprising a bladder conduit;
- a support coupled to the inflatable bladder and comprising a first connection line and a second connection line, a first anchor coupled to the first connection line and a second anchor coupled to the second connection line, at least one of the anchors comprising a body and a collar,
- the collar provided with a first aperture formed in a side wall of the collar and a second aperture formed in the side wall of the collar, the apertures configured to frictionally capture one of the first and second connection lines inserted into the first aperture and exiting the second aperture between the collar and the body to thus configure at least one of the anchors to be movable and position-adjustable relative to the first or second connection line;
- a body-implantable pump coupleable with the inflatable bladder, the pump comprising a pump conduit;
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- an attachment device configured to connect the bladder conduit to the pump conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.