Surgery – Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or... – Implanted
Patent
1993-06-14
1996-05-28
Willse, David H.
Surgery
Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
Implanted
600 29, 600 30, 128885, 128DIG25, A61F 202
Patent
active
055206069
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for the treatment of urinary incontinence comprising the application of a compressive force to the tissue surrounding the urethra from below the urethra upwards towards the pubic bone. The apparatus comprises an inflatable, urethra-compressing balloon having a tissue-engaging surface positioned between layers of tissue adjacent the urethra on a side of the urethra opposite the pubic bone. The balloon flow communicates with a fluid reservoir secured to the frontal portion of the pubic bone. A patient having the apparatus surgically-implanted therein may selectively advance hydraulic fluid between the reservoir and the balloon so as to inflate or deflate the balloon and prevent or allow bladder emptying respectively.
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Habib Henry N.
Schoolman Arnold
Reichle K. M.
Willse David H.
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