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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 60', 'Application No. 10176162', 'Application No. 2007258756', 'Application No. 16191419', 'application No. 5272', 'Application No. 200780021028', 'application No. 200780007709', 'Application No. 162193', 'Application No. 2008', 'Application No. 10176162']

US9889298B2 - Electrode sling for treating stress and urge incontinence - Google Patents
Electrode sling for treating stress and urge incontinence Download PDF
US9889298B2
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This Application is a Section 371 National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US2007/004474, filed 22 Feb. 2007 and published as WO 2007/106303A2 on 20 Sep. 2007 in English; this Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/779,219, entitled “SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS TO TREAT STRESS AND URGE INCONTINENCE,” and filed on Mar. 3, 2006; and this Application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/418,790, entitled “APPARATUS FOR TREATING STRESS AND URGE INCONTINENCE” and filed on May 5, 2006. Each of the above-identified applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Some pubovaginal sling procedures extend a sling from the rectus fascia in the abdominal region, to a position below the urethra, and back again to the rectus fascia. The Tension-free Vaginal Tape (TVT) procedure (Ethicon, N.J.) utilizes a Prolene™ nonabsorbable, polypropylene mesh. Additional sling procedures are disclosed in US Patent Application Publication 2001/0018549A1 to Scetbon, and PCT Patent Publications WO 02/39890 to Ulmsten et al. and WO 02/069781 to Ulmsten et al., which are incorporated herein by reference and are described hereinbelow. Other examples of a mesh sling used for treating incontinence include the In-Fast™ and InVance™mesh sling (American Medical Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, Minn.), which are the subject of various patents and applications. In general, these systems use bone anchors to affix the mesh sling to the pubic bone in a manner that compresses the urethra.
The Monarc™ Subfascial Hammock™ (American Medical Systems) is a minimally invasive treatment option for female patients suffering from stress incontinence. The Monarc treats stress incontinence by supporting the urethra during abdominal stress events, such as sneezing, coughing or laughing. Monarc's outside-to-in transobturator approach avoids the retropubic space. A knitted, polypropylene mesh creates a hammock-shaped midurethral sling, and helps to maintain continence by supporting the midurethra during times of increased abdominal pressure. Knitted, polypropylene Type I mesh offers tissue fixation without suturing and large pores to facilitate tissue integration. The tensioning suture maintains mesh integrity during placement and allows for intra- and immediate post-operative tensioning, while reducing sling deformation. After the procedure, most patients experience immediate continence.
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and driving the current includes:
1. An implantable pelvic treatment apparatus, comprising:
an implantable mechanical support comprising mesh shaped to support a portion of a urethra of a patient;
three or more electrodes, coupled to the mechanical support;
one or more circuitry units on the mechanical support; and
a control unit electrically coupled to the one or more circuitry units;
wherein the one or more circuitry units are configured to direct a current from the control unit to a subset of the electrodes in response to a signal from the control unit.
14. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is operative to set a duration of pulses of the treatment current to be between 50 μs and 1 ms.
17. A method of treating a pelvic condition of a patient comprising:
supporting a portion of a urethra of a patient comprising implanting a mechanical support comprising mesh in the patient; and
selectively driving a current from a control unit through a subset of three or more electrodes attached to the mechanical support in response to a signal from the control unit using one or more circuitry units on the mechanical support; and
treating the pelvic condition in response to selectively driving the current.
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Examiner's First Report from Australian Patent Application No. 2007258756, dated Jul. 22, 2011.
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Hearing Notice issued in connection with corresponding Indian patent application No. 5272/CHENP/2008, filed Sep. 30, 2008.
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