Apparatus and methods to modulate pelvic nervous tissue

A device and tissue technology, applied in parts of surgical instruments, cooling appliances for therapeutic treatment, heating appliances for therapeutic treatment, etc., can solve the problems of expensive, unsolved bladder symptoms, invasiveness, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2014-10-01
HOLOGIC INC
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The SNS procedure has a number of drawbacks: it is expensive and invasive, and requires surgical temporary lead placement to test patient response, followed by permanent lead placement and pulse generator placement in patients who respond well to the temporary lead. surgically implanted in patients
However, resolution of urinary obstruction (eg, one of many variants of transurethral therapy via the prostate) does not resolve bladder symptoms in approximately one quarter of patients

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[0179] Example 1 may include or use subject matter (such as an apparatus, a method, means for performing an action, or a device-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, may cause the apparatus to perform an action), such as an apparatus, such as, which may include or Using: an elongated shaft having a distal region; and an energy delivery element sized and shaped to be positioned at a desired location within the bladder and configured to deliver energy to non-surface target tissue within or near the bladder wall to Bladder function is modulated while maintaining substantially intact mucosal surfaces of the bladder wall that are shallower than non-surface target tissue, wherein the distal region of the elongated shaft is configured to position the energy delivery element at a desired location within the bladder.

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[0180] Example 2 can include or use, or can optionally be combined with the subject matter of claim 1, to optionally include or use bladder function, including urgency, pressure, incontinence, frequency, nocturia, bladder capacity, or pain. at least one.

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[0181] Example 3 can include or use, or can optionally be combined with the subject matter of one or any combination of Examples 1 or 2, to optionally include or use a desired location within the bladder, including the trigone of the bladder.

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Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided to position an energy delivery element at a desired position within a bladder and to deliver energy to non-superficial target tissue within or proximate to a bladder wall to modulate bladder function while retaining a mucosal surface of the bladder wall superficial to the non-superficial target tissue substantially intact. The apparatus can include an elongated shaft having a distal region configured to position the energy delivery element at the desired position within the bladder.

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[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0002] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 511,776 to Sachs et al., filed July 26, 2011, entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MODULATE BLADDER FUNCTION OR TREAT PELVIC PAIN" (Attorney Docket No. 3426.001PRV) , and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 564,460, Hlavka et al., entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MODULATE BLADDER FUNCTION OR TREAT PELVIC PAIN," filed November 30, 2011 (Attorney Docket No. 3426.002 PRV), each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Background technique [0003] Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine. There are several types of urinary incontinence, including urge urinary incontinence (UUI) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Urge incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine when a sudden need or urgency is felt. Stress urinary incontinence, which typically affects women, is the involuntary leaka...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B18/14
CPCA61B2018/00083A61B2018/143A61B2018/00577A61B2018/00267A61B18/1815A61B2018/00517A61B18/1477A61B2018/0022A61B18/1492A61B2018/1861A61B2018/00023A61B2018/183A61B18/1485A61F7/12A61B18/24A61B18/04A61B18/18A61B2018/00523
Inventor D.萨赫斯E.J.赫拉夫卡
Owner HOLOGIC INC
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