|
Match
|
Document |
Document Title |
|
|
8177706 |
Method of treating urinary incontinence
A method for treating urinary incontinence includes the steps of inserting into the woman's vagina a first disposable device, removing the first disposable device, and inserting a second disposable...
|
|
|
8177708 |
Implant for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same
Implantable devices are designed to provide support to the bulbar urethral region of a patient experiencing incontinence. Surgical methods are utilized to implant the devices, and surgical tools...
|
|
|
8177707 |
Method for treating tissue with an implant
A method for forming a valve-like mechanism in a body of a mammal having an esophagus extending through a lower esophageal sphincter to a stomach and formed by a wall having a muscle layer and a...
|
|
|
8172744 |
Devices for minimally invasive pelvic surgery
The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence.
|
|
|
8170686 |
Heatable sling support for an anatomical location
The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems, devices and methods relating to employing thermal treatment of tissue in combination with an implantable sling to treat urinary incontinence.
|
|
|
8152710 |
Physiological parameter analysis for an implantable restriction device and a data logger
An implantable restriction device can be configured to provide a restriction in a patient, for example as a function of the pressure of fluid. The implantable restriction device can include one or...
|
|
|
8147397 |
Urethral needle guide device
Methods and devices for treating female urinary incontinence by injecting bulking material into the female urethral wall. Some devices include a handle, an elongate member attached to the handle,...
|
|
|
8128615 |
Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold
An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound...
|
|
|
8123732 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Bowel management system
A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer...
|
|
|
8118726 |
Incontinency abatement system
A body portion fabricated of an essentially rigid material is formed of similarly configured first and second segments each shaped to include a generally spherical interior enlargement, a generally...
|
|
|
8105316 |
Medical apparatus with hypropharyngeal suctioning capability
The present invention is directed to, in one aspect, a medical apparatus having a nasogastric tube with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability. In one embodiment, the medical apparatus has a flexible...
|
|
|
8075540 |
Bowel management system with physiologic sensors
A bowel management system includes a rectal catheter; and at least one physiologic sensor. The rectal catheter has a portion in contact with a patient's body internally thereof during use of the...
|
|
|
8070825 |
Prostatic stent and a detachable catheter apparatus comprising the same
The present invention is an endo-prostatic stent and a detachable catheter apparatus including the same, allowing the correct positioning of the stent using tactile feed-back of the operator during...
|
|
|
8066009 |
Apparatus and method of inhibiting perianal tissue damage
A perianal support device is provided that is configured to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body. A method is provided to apply the perianal...
|
|
|
8038594 |
Prolapse repair
Surgical instruments for prolapse repair are disclosed. The surgical instruments have straight portions and helical portions.
|
|
|
8029433 |
Illuminated IVS tunneling device
A tunneling device is provided to assist in passing a suture or tape into a body. The tunneling device includes an outer assembly and an inner member or stylet, having a light transmissive distal...
|
|
|
8016740 |
Pressure attenuation device
A therapeutic device is provided. The therapeutic device can include a flexible housing and can be configured to be positioned within an anatomical structure. The therapeutic device can also...
|
|
|
7981021 |
Correction of stress urinary incontinence
Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an...
|
|
|
7976533 |
Drainage apparatus and method
An apparatus for removing body fluids from a body cavity by suction, such as a thorax, gastric or any other human body cavity or a wound, comprises means (9) to increase the pressure difference...
|
|
|
7955241 |
Multi-mode pelvic exercise probe
A perineometer exercise probe for home or clinical use assesses the strength of pelvic floor muscles and provides audible, visual and tactile biofeedback signals as training aids during pelvic...
|
|
|
7951066 |
Medical device positioning assemblies and methods
A medical retrieval device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an assembly for positioning a medical device includes a sleeve having a lumen configured to accept a medical device,...
|
|
|
7951064 |
Endourethral device and method
An endourethral device is provided having an elongate member having proximal and distal segments, the elongate member positionable within a lower urinary tract so as to at least partially traverses...
|
|
|
7951065 |
Tension free pelvic floor repair
A kit and method for supporting a pelvic floor of a person with stress urinary incontinence or other symptoms. The method involves using barbed sutures as part of a sling for supporting the pelvic...
|
|
|
7947033 |
Systems and methods for detection of wound fluid blood and application of phototherapy in conjunction with reduced pressure wound treatment system
Wound fluid blood detection systems and methods are described that are operable in conjunction with reduced pressure wound treatment (RPWT) systems, as well as ancillary therapy and monitoring...
|
|
|
7942806 |
Stress urinary incontinence implant and device for deploying same
A suburethral implant for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI) includes an elongated plate-like member which is slightly curved in transverse cross-section, and a pair of spaced apart arms...
|
|
|
7914437 |
Transobturator methods for installing sling to treat incontinence, and related devices
Described are methods of treating urinary incontinence using a urinary sling and a tissue path that passes through the obturator foramen, along with related surgical implants, devices, systems, and...
|
|
|
7892220 |
Use of an adhesive as an intestinal barrier for bariatrics
An apparatus for achieving weight loss in a patient is disclosed. The apparatus has a barrier material and an applicator for dispensing the barrier material about the intestine. An injector is used...
|
|
|
7892163 |
Method of treating urinary incontinence
A method for treating urinary incontinence includes the steps of inserting into the woman's vagina a first disposable device, removing the first disposable device, and inserting a second disposable...
|
|
|
7857796 |
Ostomy appliance having pressure applying member
An ostomy appliance is described in the form of a controlled discharge device for controlling discharge from the stoma and/or an ostomy pouch for collecting discharged waste. The appliance may...
|
|
|
7846085 |
Kit for forming implants in wall of gastrointestinal tract
A kit for treating a gastrointestinal tract of a mammal and including a package and a tubular needle, an end piece and a container of an implant-forming material carried within the package. The end...
|
|
|
7837682 |
Device and method for positioning of a therapeutic device
A system comprises a first signal handling unit sized and shaped for insertion to a reference distance within a first body cavity and a probe sized and shaped for insertion into a second body...
|
|
|
7828713 |
Gastrointestinal device
A gastrointestinal device including a casing including fixation elements adapted for intraluminal fixation of the device in a gastrointestinal tract (e.g., the anorectal wall), a valve disposed in...
|
|
|
7828714 |
Implantable device for controlling defecation and related method
An implantable device for selectively controlling defecation has an outer body defining on one end a flange that is surgically attachable to the person's anus and/or tissue adjacent to the anus. A...
|
|
|
7824422 |
Adjustable gastroplastry ring comprising a grip tab
The invention relates to a gastroplasty ring formed by a flexible band (2) which comprises a first end part (5) and a second end part (6) and which is intended to be closed around the stomach...
|
|
|
7811222 |
Method and apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse
An apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse in a patent is provided. The apparatus includes a support portion having first and second ends. A first elongated end portion is connected to the...
|
|
|
7811223 |
Articles, devices, and methods for pelvic surgery
Described are implants, tools, and related methods, for use in pelvic surgery to treat conditions such as prolapse and incontinence, including one embodiment of a method that uses a transcoccyx...
|
|
|
7779843 |
Adjustable vaginal splint for pelvic floor support
Vaginal splints and methods for their use for treating various pelvic floor conditions are provided. One embodiment of the vaginal splint includes a base portion having a configuration defined by...
|
|
|
7775215 |
System and method for determining implanted device positioning and obtaining pressure data
A sense head comprises a plurality of coils and a needle window. The sense head is operable to receive RF signals communicated from a needle target such as an injection port located within a...
|
|
|
7771344 |
Device for the prevention of urinary incontinence in females
The invention concerns a device for minimizing involuntary urination in females adapted for being inserted into the vagina comprising both a pressure providing member and an anchoring member to...
|
|
|
7771346 |
Apparatus and method for inserting an adjustable implantable genitourinary device
An implantable medical device and method for adjustably restricting a selected body lumen such as a urethra or ureter of a patient to treat urinary incontinence or ureteral reflux. The device...
|
|
|
7771347 |
Method for treating tissue with an implant
A method for forming a valve-like mechanism in a body of a mammal having an esophagus extending through a lower esophageal sphincter to a stomach and formed by a wall having a muscle layer and a...
|
|
|
7771345 |
Surgical instrument for treating female urinary stress incontinence
A suburethral sling device and method for treating female urinary stress incontinence which is anatomically configured to implant into the lower abdomen of a female in a manner providing support to...
|
|
|
7766901 |
Device for treating bladder-emptying dysfunctions of a human
The invention relates to a device for treating bladder emptying dysfunctions of a human, in which a catheter that can be inserted into the urethra is provided with a bladder emptying channel and...
|
|
|
7766899 |
Partial-length, indwelling prostatic catheter using coiled inflation tube as an anchor and methods of draining urine and flushing clots
An indwelling catheter is positioned in a urinary tract to drain urine from the bladder to a position distally adjacent to a sphincter muscle. A balloon of the catheter is inflated through an...
|
|
|
7749155 |
Digital sound relaxation and sleep-inducing system and method
In one embodiment, an improved-customizability digital sound relaxation system having a sound card receiving port and a collectable sound card are cooperative to play prerecorded natural or other...
|
|
|
7740576 |
Articles, devices, and methods for pelvic surgery
Described are implants, tools, and related methods, for use in pelvic surgery to treat conditions such as prolapse and incontinence, including one embodiment of a method that uses a transcoccyx...
|
|
|
7727140 |
Surgically implantable perineal urinary incontinence device
An incontinence device for attachment to the inferior ischio-pubic rami in the anterior perineal triangle of a user. The device may include a generally semi-flexible bi-parabolic membrane...
|
|
|
7722583 |
Bowel management system and waste collection bag therefor
A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer...
|
|
|
7713188 |
Surgical device forming a surgical prosthesis
The surgical device is for supporting a mammalian organ in need of support, and in particular for treating urinary incontinence. The device has at least one first support element of elongate shape...
|
|
|
7699830 |
Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold
An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound...
|