Ribbed electrodes and methods for their use
US6283987A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N7/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of collagenous tissues, particularly for treating urinary incontinence in a noninvasive manner by directing energy to a patient's own support tissues. This energy gently heats fascia and other collagenous support tissues, causing them to contract. The energy will preferably be applied between a pair of large plate electrodes having cooled flat electrode surfaces separated by an insulating rib or film. Such cooled plate electrodes are capable of directing electrical energy through an intermediate tissue and into fascia while the cooled electrode surface prevents injury to the intermediate tissue.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.