Apparatus and method for the measurement of the resistance of the urethral sphincter
US6699175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M29/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A urinary apparatus includes a catheter system for pressurizing either a bladder cavity or a urethral canal within a female urinary system and an endoscope device for observing a urethral sphincter muscle within the female urinary system for assessing the sling tension of an implant support adapted to restore female urinary continence. The catheter system includes a obturator occlusion member for plugging the urethral canal during the performance of a sling tensioning procedure.
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