397results about "Anti-incontinence devices" patented technology

The present invention relates to a device for the prevention and / or treatment of fecal and / or urinary incontinence. The device may fit into a vagina. The device may include a pressure sensor and electrodes. The device may include a lateral projection on the device and / or a skin of the device. In response to intra-abdominal pressure the device may apply electrostimulation with the electrodes, for example to a vaginal mucosa.

An occlusion system implantable in a human or animal body, including a fluidic circuit which includes an inflatable occlusive sleeve, a reservoir with variable volume filled with a fluid. The reservoir includes a fixed portion and a movable portion, an actuator mechanically coupled with the movable portion of the reservoir to linearly displace the movable portion relative to the fixed portion for adjusting the volume of the reservoir. The actuator and the reservoir are laid out in a sealed casing containing a gas. A sensor mechanically bound to the actuator and / or to the movable portion, measures a traction and / or compressive force of the movable portion of the reservoir. Also included is a device for measuring the fluid pressure in the fluidic circuit.

The invention relates to an intelligent defecation system and a using method thereof, and the intelligent defecation system comprises an implantable anus valve which is used for controlling defecation; the pressure sensor is used for monitoring the pressure generated in the anus area during defecation or fart in real time; the implantable power supply is used for supplying power to the implantable anus valve and the pressure sensor; the wireless charging inner module is used for charging the implantable power supply; the control chip is used for receiving the pressure data of the pressure sensor and the electric quantity data of the implantable power supply and controlling the opening and closing of the implantable anus valve by controlling the on-off of the implantable power supply; and the control system is used for receiving the signal from the control chip and sending an instruction to the control chip. According to the intelligent defecation system and the using method thereof, intelligent defecation control is achieved, operation is easy, defecation of disabled old people defecating anywhere due to dementia and patients with anal sphincter dysfunction or anus resection caused by specific diseases are controlled, fecal incontinence is avoided, and life quality is improved.

An implantable device (1310) includes a conduit (1314), an adjustable membrane element (1312) coupled to the conduit near the front end of the conduit for controllable coaptation of a body lumen, such as coaptation of a urethra as treatment for urinary incontinence, and a fixation mechanism (1350) at or near the front end of the conduit. The fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the implantable device to the tissue using a movement of a push wire (1324). Optionally, the fixation mechanism can also allow the implantable device to be released from the tissue using another movement of the push wire, to allow for repositioning or removal of the implantable device.

An implantable constriction device (10) for constricting a urethra (U) of a patient. The implantable constriction device (10) has at least one operable hydraulic constriction element (101a) configured to be inflated to constrict the urethra (U) for restricting the flow of urine therethrough, and a controller for controlling the inflation of the at least one operable hydraulic constriction element (101a).

The disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for managing a shape of a junction between a bladder and urethra, for example, to promote urinary continence after a prostatectomy.

A pessary device includes a body and a finger-pull disposed on and extending from the body and is adapted to receive at least one finger of a user to facilitate removal of the pessary device. The finger-pull includes a loop extending from an outwardly facing surface of the body, in use, and an opposed anchoring section connected or integral with the outwardly facing surface. A method of producing a pessary device includes providing a finger-pull including a loop and an opposing anchoring section. The method includes forming a pessary body around the anchoring section, thereby securing the finger-pull to the pessary body.

An operable implant adapted for implantation into a patient's body. The operable implant comprises an operating device and a body-engaging portion, the operating device comprising an electric motor including a stationary part containing a plurality of coils and a movable part containing a plurality of magnets, such that sequential energization of the coils magnetically propels the magnets and, thereby, the movable part. The operating device further comprises an encapsulation adapted to hermetically encapsulate the coils of the stationary part, thereby forming a seal between the stationary part and the movable part, which is propelled by the contained magnets, such that the coils of the stationary part are sealed from bodily fluids when implanted.

An implantable system for compressing internal tissue within a host body includes a compressing member and a stricture member made up of several interactive components for compressing internal tissue that could include a body canal which is a conduit for the flow of internal or external materials including fluids or solids or just a targeted tissue mass within the host body. The compressing aspect, including the stricture member, can also act to alternatively release said compression on the targeted tissue. In creating compression, the compressing aspect moves against the stricture member while reversing the compression is accomplished by reversing the process. An actuator, controlled by internal or remote electronic signals acts to move the compressing member.

An acellular dermal matrix (ADM) graft product for a pelvic organ prolapse repair procedure includes an ADM graft derived from full-thickness skin, with a pre-formed shape having one or more of a mesh pattern formed in a central portion thereof, suture punch or slit features or radii transitions about the perimeter. The ADM graft is pre-hydrated, placed in a sterilization package and irradiated to provide a two-year shelf-life for the ADM graft product, which is used in the time-saving, efficient, and effective surgical reconstruction of soft tissue defects. One manufacturing method involves providing a portion of full-thickness donor-derived skin, removing an epidermis, basement membrane, and a fat layer form the portion of the skin, decellularizing the skin to form a portion of ADM graft material, pre-shaping and meshing the ADM graft material, verifying a thickness of the ADM graft material, and packaging the pre-shaped, meshed ADM graft material in a sterilizable package and irradiating for a two-year shelf-life to form the ADM graft product. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

The invention relates to an accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusion collar (1) adapted to surround and to seal an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir (2) and a tube (3) connecting the reservoir to the occlusion collar, said accessory comprising: —a plug (100; 100′) adapted to seal an end of the tube; and —a collar (200) adapted to surround the tube, the plug (100) and the collar (200) having respective connection portions (103, 104; 203, 204) adapted to engage so as to fix the collar (200) and the plug (100) together so as to hermetically seal said end of the tube (3).

The present invention relates to an in-vivo bulking agent which can be used as a medicinal agent for prevention or treatment of at least one disease selected from the group consisting of urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and gastroesophageal reflux or as a filler for use in a plastic surgery procedure, and to a preparation method therefor. The in-vivo bulking agent can exhibit a bulking effect when injected into the body and particularly, is highly biocompatible because a first composition in which silicone particles are coated with a zwitterionic polymer having a surfactant property is introduced into a second composition, whereby the bulking agent can inhibit inflammatory reactions in vivo.

An implantable system for treatment of climacturia has an inflatable penile implant and an inflatable cuff that is implantable around at least a portion of a urethra. A pump is operatively coupled to the penile implant and to the cuff to inflate the penile implant in treating erectile dysfunction and to inflate the cuff in treating climacturia.

The present invention discloses a method and device for preparing a micro-hook with a fixed function sling, which belongs to the field of medical sling manufacturing. The method and device for preparing a micro-hook with a fixed function sling of the present invention have a process flow including wire loop interruption, surface melt-blowing and cooling; the preparation device includes a wire loop interruption device, a melt-blowing device, a cooling device, a mesh unwinding device and a mesh winding device. The present invention organically combines wire loop interruption and melt-blowing processes, forming irregular fluff on the short burrs formed by wire loop interruption and the surface of the mesh, thereby increasing the friction of the mesh, improving the gripping force of the sling made of the mesh in the body, reducing the risk of the sling sliding on the tissue, and saving surgical time; in addition, due to the presence of melt-blown fluff, the requirements for the shape and size of the barbs on the short burrs are reduced, which can improve the efficiency and process flexibility of the wire loop interruption process, thereby helping to improve the overall production efficiency of the sling.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses an oxygen saturation monitoring type integrated multi-module textile flexible urine controller which comprises an integrated flexible textile supporting body, a flexible textile skin-friendly layer, a urine control core component and an oxygen saturation measurer. The integrated flexible textile support body comprises a double-layer fabric unit A and a double-layer fabric unit B; the double-layer fabric unit A and the double-layer fabric unit B are respectively formed by selectively penetrating part of warp yarns through weft yarns by adopting a weaving process, and each of the double-layer fabric unit A and the double-layer fabric unit B consists of an upper-layer fabric and a lower-layer fabric; the flexible textile skin-friendly layer is made by adopting a non-woven spunlace process, and the flexible textile skin-friendly layer is fixed on the inner surface of the integrated flexible textile support body; the urine control core part is arranged between the upper-layer fabric and the lower-layer fabric of the double-layer fabric unit A; and the oxygen saturation measurer is arranged between the upper-layer fabric and the lower-layer fabric of the double-layer fabric unit B. By monitoring the oxygen saturation in real time, the pressure of a patient can be adjusted to proper pressure, and tissue necrosis is avoided.

An implantable constriction device (10) for constricting a urethra (U) of a patient. The implantable constriction device (10) comprises at least one operable hydraulic constriction element (101a) configured to be inflated to constrict the urethra (U) for restricting the flow of urine therethrough, and a controller for controlling the inflation of the at least one operable hydraulic constriction element (101a).

The invention provides a pessary device (10) comprising: a body (11); and a finger- pull (15) disposed on and extending from the body (11) and adapted to receive at least one finger of a user to facilitate removal of the pessary device (10), wherein the finger- pull (15) comprises a loop (16) extending from an outwardly facing surface of the body (11), in use, and an opposed anchoring section connected or integral with the outwardly facing surface A method of producing a pessary device (10) is also provided, the method comprising: providing a finger-pull (15) comprising a loop (16) and an opposing anchoring section; and forming a pessary body (11) around the anchoring section, thereby securing the finger-pull (15) to the pessary body (11).

The implantable expandable device (100) includes a fluid reservoir (110) defining a cavity, an expandable member (150), a pump assembly (130) configured to transfer fluid from the fluid reservoir to the expandable member, and a filter member (120). Fluid is configured to pass through the filter member as the pump assembly transfers fluid from the fluid reservoir to the expandable member.

An adjustable implant (300, 330, 358, 386, 400, 420, 444, 462, 1000) for wireless adjustment of a dimension within a body, comprises a first portion (301, 334, 360, 396, 404, 422, 458, 472), configured for coupling to a first location in the body; a second portion (302, 336, 364, 398, 406, 424, 450, 464), configured for coupling to a second location in the body; and a magnetic drive configured to adjust a relative distance between the first portion and the second portion. The magnetic drive includes at least one driven magnet (304, 340, 366, 381, 402, 432, 454, 478, 1010) configured to revolve about an axis in response to a magnetic field imposed by a driver magnet (510, 511; 606, 608; 706, 708; 1106, 1108) outside of the body. The adjustable implant is configured to transmit a signal indicative of the responsiveness of the driven magnet to the driver magnet. A change in the responsiveness is indicative of a change in a force applied between the body and the first and second portions.

The invention relates to an accessory for implanting a medical device in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising an occlusion collar (1) adapted to surround and to seal an anatomical duct of said human or animal body, a fluid reservoir (2) and a tube (3) connecting the reservoir to the occlusion collar, said accessory comprising: - a plug (100; 100') adapted to seal an end of the tube; and - a collar (200) adapted to surround the tube, the plug (100) and the collar (200) having respective connection portions (103, 104; 203, 204) adapted to engage so as to fix the collar (200) and the plug (100) together so as to hermetically seal said end of the tube (3).

The invention relates to system for protecting a sensor for a force measurement, comprising: - a force measurement sensor (1) designed to measure at least one tensile force or compressive force exerted along a longitudinal axis (X) of the sensor, said sensor being designed to be secured to a movable part of a fluid reservoir, and - a preloaded elastic element (2) designed to urge the force sensor (1) in a direction opposite to said exerted force, said elastic element being deformable in the direction of the exerted force so as to protect the sensor from at least one compressive or tensile force greater than a threshold.

A fluid pressure amplifying and transmitting device for improving urinary continence function is provided, which includes a first balloon, a second balloon, a first communicating tube and a second communicating tube, where the first balloon and the second balloon are both elastic bodies; the inner diameter of the first communicating tube is larger than that of the second communicating tube; the first communicating tube and the second communicating tube are both communicated between the first balloon and the second balloon, and the first balloon, the second balloon, the first communicating tube and the second communicating tube are filled with fluid; a first check valve with the flow direction from the first balloon to the second balloon is communicated on the first communicating tube; a second check valve with the flow direction from the second balloon to the first balloon is communicated on the second communicating tube.

The present invention relates to a urethral valve driven by an SMA wire powered by magnetic induction heating. The valve comprises a valve body located within the body and an alternating magnetic field generating device located outside the body for generating an alternating magnetic field. The valve body comprises a valve core, a clamping portion, and a driving portion. The valve core and the driving portion are both connected to the clamping portion. The driving portion comprises a driving sac, a connector, an SMA wire, and a magnetic fluid. The driving sac and the connector form a sealed cavity. The magnetic fluid and the SMA wire are both located within the inner cavity of the sealed cavity. The SMA wire is connected to the connector, which is also connected to the clamping portion. The driving sac is an elastic film. When the magnetic fluid is in the alternating magnetic field generated by the alternating magnetic field generating device, the SMA wire is initially bent and straightened after being heated. This solution utilizes the heating of the magnetic fluid in the alternating magnetic field to control the shape change of the SMA wire to control the opening and closing of the urethra. The driving method has few energy conversion steps, high efficiency, and a simple urethral valve structure.

The systems of the invention are comprising an elastically deformable, biocompatible and biodegradable article (100) designed to be inserted into the patient's body cavities. To help insertion of this article into a body cavity of a patient with an insertion aide (104) incorporating said article may be used. An option is the presence or absence of a magnet or ferromagnetic particles inside this article.

An implantable fluid operated device includes a fluid control system to transfer fluid between a fluid reservoir and an inflatable member. The fluid control system includes at least one fluid control device including at least one pump and at least one valve, or at least one combination pump and valve device. A seal is provided in the at least one fluid control device. In a first mode, the seal provides a seal between a fluid passageway and a fluid chamber of the fluid control device, to close the fluid control device. In a second mode, the seal is disengaged to open the fluid control device and allow fluid to flow between the fluid passageway and the fluid chamber. A seal retention device maintains a position of the seal when the fluid control device is open and fluid is flowing through the fluid control device.

According to an aspect, an implantable device includes a pressurize fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member; and an electronic pump assembly. The electronic pump assembly includes a pump, an active valve, a pressure sensor configured to monitor a pressure of the inflatable member, and a controller configured to cause the active valve to be in an open position during at least a portion of an inflation cycle to allow the fluid to be transferred from the pressurized fluid reservoir to the inflatable member. The controller is configured to transition the active valve to a closed position in response to the pressure of the inflatable member achieving a target pressure.

A cuff for use an as artificial sphincter includes an inflatable chamber and a backing. The inflatable chamber includes opposing inside and outside surfaces and inflated and deflated states. The backing is adjacent the outside surface of the chamber. The inside surface of the chamber includes two or more grooves that define the location of fold lines of the inflatable chamber when the inflatable chamber is in the inflated state. The inflatable chamber and backing are configured to surround a duct of a patient with the inside surface of the chamber facing the duct and the grooves extending substantially parallel to the duct.