Surgery – Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or... – Implanted
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-29
2005-11-29
Gilbert, Samuel G. (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
Implanted
Reexamination Certificate
active
06969347
ABSTRACT:
A urinary apparatus includes a catheter system for pressurizing either a bladder cavity or a urethral canal within a female urinary system and an endoscope device for observing a urethral sphincter muscle within the female urinary system for assessing the sling tension of an implant support adapted to restore female urinary continence. The catheter system includes a obturator occlusion member for plugging the urethral canal during the performance of a sling tensioning procedure.
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Ethicon Inc.
Gilbert Samuel G.
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