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8182412 |
Pelvic implant with fibrous anchor
A surgical implant for supporting pelvic anatomy includes a first fixing zone, a second fixing zone, and a supporting zone. The first fixing zone has a retaining portion that is absorbable and...
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8182413 |
Method for fibrous anchoring of a pelvic support
A method for supporting a urethra of a patient includes making an incision on an upper wall of a vagina of the patient and inserting a first end of a surgical implant through the incision and on a...
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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...
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8172745 |
Treatment of anal incontinence and defecatory dysfunction
A method of treating anal incontinence in a patient comprises providing a sling having a central portion and first and second arms, creating a subcutaneous tunnel between a first buttock incision...
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8167786 |
Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant to an anatomical location in a patient
Medical implant delivery devices and systems are disclosed. In general, an exemplary delivery device comprises a shaft and a handle. An exemplary system includes any number of the following: a...
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8167785 |
Urethral support system
A supplementary urethral support stabilization system and method for supporting the urethra is described.
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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.
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8162814 |
Methods and apparatus for correction of urinary and gynecological pathologies, including treatment of male incontinence, and female cystocele
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for treatment of male incontinence and a method for female cystocele repair in which a sling material is positioned between the descending...
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8162818 |
Adjustable surgical implant for pelvic anatomy
A surgical system includes an implant for supporting pelvic anatomy. The implant includes a first suspending member, a second suspending member, and a support portion. The first and second...
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8157722 |
Surgical implants and related methods and systems
Described are surgical implants, tools, systems, and related methods, useful for implantation of surgical implants, such as those used to treat pelvic conditions including incontinence.
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8147478 |
Coated sling material
The present invention relates to a sling, methods of making and using a sling, and kits comprising a sling for treating urinary incontinence. The sling has multiple elongation properties that serve...
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8142345 |
Systems and methods employing a push tube for delivering a urethral sling
Systems, methods, and devices employing a push tube to deliver an implant are disclosed.
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8128554 |
System for introducing a pelvic implant
A system for supporting an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes a surgical implant for providing support to the anatomical structure of the pelvis. The surgical implant includes a first...
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8128552 |
Surgical instrument for treating female pelvic prolapse
A surgical instrument for treating female pelvic prolapse comprising a mesh sling for implanting into the pelvis of a female, which provides support to the urethra, the anterior vaginal wall, and...
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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...
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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...
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8123673 |
Adjustable surgical implant for treating urinary incontinence
A surgical implant for treating female urinary incontinence. The implant comprises an elongate polymer material suburethral support having a length and a width, first and second elongate and porous...
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8123671 |
Pelvic implant systems and methods
Systems and methods for implanting pelvic implants (10) In one embodiment, an anterior implant (10) has multiple arms (14, 16, 18, 20) that extend outwardly from a body portion (12) of the implant...
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8118727 |
Method for supporting pelvic anatomy
A method for providing support to an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes making a vaginal incision for securing a support portion under a urethra of a patient, passing a narrowed portion of...
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8118728 |
Method for implanting an adjustable surgical implant for treating urinary incontinence
A method of treating urinary incontinence of a patient by introducing a surgical implant through a vaginal incision. The surgical implant includes a suburethral support having first and second...
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8121691 |
Voiding event identification based on patient input
An implantable medical device (IMD) is configured to operate as an automatic voiding diary for logging urinary and/or fecal voiding events. The IMD detects urinary and/or fecal voiding events and...
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8109867 |
Tubular mesh for sacrocolpopexy and related procedures
A sacrocolpopexy mesh that includes lateral support to improve vaginal contact during colpopexy and to prevent slipping.
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8109866 |
Method and apparatus for prolapse repair
A pelvic implant having a central support portion, and a plurality of extension members, is provided. The extension members can be positioned or extend from the central support portion in opposing...
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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...
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8100819 |
Electroactive polymer based artificial sphincters and artificial muscle patches
Provided are artificial muscle patches, which are adapted to be implanted adjacent a patient's heart, and artificial sphincter cuffs, which are adapted to be implanted around a body lumen, such as...
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8096938 |
Controlled anal incontinence disease treatment
An anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or engaging the rectum to form a restricted...
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8096980 |
Controlled evacuation ostomy device with external seal
A flexible membrane is situated within a rigid or semi-rigid cap. The edge of the cap wall is adhesively fixed to the tissue surrounding the stoma. The interior of the cap is pressurized to press...
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8097007 |
Self-anchoring sling and introducer system
A system for supporting the urethra using an introducer needle, the ends of which are flattened and which have openings therethrough, a handle having a latch mechanism which engages the opening in...
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8096939 |
Urinary incontinence treatment with wireless energy supply
A urinary incontinence treatment apparatus comprises an operable restriction device (4) to be implanted in a patient for engaging the urethra (66) or urine bladder, to form a restricted urine...
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8092366 |
Sling anchor system
The present disclosure is generally directed to surgical articles useful for implanting support members in patients. The articles disclosed herein include a support member, such as a sling for...
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8092437 |
Controlled evacuation ostomy device with external seal
A flexible membrane is situated within a rigid or semi-rigid cap. The edge of the cap wall is adhesively fixed to the tissue surrounding the stoma. The interior of the cap is pressurized to press...
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8083663 |
Pelvic disorder treatment
In a method of treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, constipation and/or pathological retention of urine, at least one electrode of a lead is implanted in contact with a pelvic muscle...
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8070672 |
Needle design for male transobturator sling
Described are surgical instruments for use in surgical procedures, related methods, systems, and kits, the instruments including features that optionally include one or more specific dimensions,...
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8070671 |
Methods and devices for luminal and sphincter augmentation
Devices and methods for augmenting or otherwise enhancing closure of body lumens comprise magnetic or magnetizable components or particles which are implanted in the wall of the lumen. The magnet...
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8070670 |
Methods and devices for luminal and sphincter augmentation
Devices and methods for augmenting or otherwise enhancing closure of body lumens comprise magnetic or magnetizable components or particles which are implanted in the wall of the lumen. The magnet...
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8070737 |
Seal for controlled evacuation ostomy appliance
A controlled evacuation ostomy appliance comprises a membrane that is urged into sealing engagement with a stoma, by the generation of radial tension in the membrane. A tensioning device applies...
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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...
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8062205 |
Drug elution for implantable incontinence devices
An implantable incontinence device and method provides for occluding the urethra in preventing urine leakage. The device includes an occluding member connected to a control mechanism. The occluding...
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8062206 |
Method and apparatus for treatment of vaginal anterior repairs
An apparatus for repairing cystocele including an adjustable support member, a pair of superior support arms continuously knitted with said support member, and a pair of inferior support arms...
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8057382 |
Implantable article and method
An implantable article and method are disclosed for treating pelvic floor disorders such as vaginal vault prolase. A surgical kit useful for performing a surgical procedure such as a sacral...
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8057381 |
Method and implant material for treatment of urinary incontinence
Methods and implant materials are provided for treating urinary incontinence. The methods may include providing a composition that includes at least one pharmaceutically active formulation capable...
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8057383 |
Systems, devices and methods for treating pelvic floor disorders
Disclosed are single-incision surgical procedures for treatment of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic floor disorders and related uses, devices, kits, and methods. Implants are also disclosed for...
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8047982 |
Mesh tape with wing-like extensions for treating female urinary incontinence
A urethra support having an elongated mesh tape portion and a mesh extension affixed to the tape portion transverse thereto. In accordance with a method of the invention, the urethra support is...
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8047983 |
Surgical system for supporting pelvic anatomy
The present invention provides a surgical implant and method for supporting the urethra, the implant comprising a suburethral support suspended between two soft tissue anchors that do not penetrate...
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8043204 |
Transobturator surgical articles and methods
Surgical articles, implants and components suitable for a transobturator surgical procedure are described.
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8033982 |
Systems, devices and methods relating to a shape resilient sling-like support for treating urinary incontinence
The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to systems, devices and methods for supporting an anatomical location using a self-supporting implantable device without a need for an anchor.
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8029434 |
Device for the prevention of incontinence, especially urinary incontinence
The invention relates to a device for the prevention of incontinence, especially urinary incontinence, with an expandable balloon (3) that is connected to at least one fluid conduit (6) by means of...
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8029435 |
Implantable sling for the treatment of incontinence and method of using the same
An implantable sling for the treatment of male or female incontinence and method of implementing the same. The sling comprises a urethral support portion and at least one anchoring portion...
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8025619 |
Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant to an anatomical location in a patient
A surgical device for use in a minimally invasive procedure to treat urinary incontinence can include a dilator coupled to a curved needle at one end and a sling at the opposite end. Urinary...
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8016742 |
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...
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