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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electrode for insertion into a body cavity, and in particular, to an electrode for insertion into a vagina for urinary incontinence treatment.
Urinary incontinence is a common problem throughout the world and is particularly prevalent
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a surgical instrument and a method for treating female urinary incontinence, i.e. the incapacity of controlling the discharge of urine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Women account for more than 11 million of incontinence cases. Moreover, a majority of
BACKGROUND
1. The Field of the Invention
This invention relates to methods and apparatus used to treat incontinence. More particularly, the present invention is related to methods and apparatus for treating urinary incontinence in females.
2. The Prior Art
Urinary incontinence is a problem which
TECHNICAL FIELD
This description relates to absorbent devices, particularly to devices for absorbing urine discharge resulting from male urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND
Male urinary incontinence may be caused by a variety of factors. It can occur, in varying degrees, in infant males not yet toilet
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to a device and method for alleviating female urinary incontinence and more specifically to a device and method which obstruct the urethra to alleviate female urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Urinary incontinence is the
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to methods and devices for the treatment of female urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Stress urinary incontinence in women may be caused by urethral hypermobility. Hypermobility is a condition in which the pelvic floor fails to properly support an
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to methods and devices for the treatment of female urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Stress urinary incontinence in women may be caused by urethral hypermobility. Hypermobility is a condition in which the pelvic floor fails to properly support an
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to methods and devices for the treatment of female urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Stress urinary incontinence in women may be caused by urethral hypermobility. Hypermobility is a condition in which the pelvic floor fails to properly support an
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to methods and devices for the treatment of female urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Stress urinary incontinence in women may be caused by urethral hypermobility. Hypermobility is a condition in which the pelvic floor fails to properly support an
REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority as a 371 application of international patent application Ser. No. PCT/IL2011/000771, filed on Oct. 4, 2011.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to a technique for treating and/or reducing urinary
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to a technique for treating and/or reducing urinary incontinence and urinary tract infection in females. In particular, it relates to devices that are inserted into the vagina and are capable of being activated by intra vaginal
BACKGROUND
Field
The present invention generally relates to medical devices and more particularly relates to implantable medical devices and surgical procedures for deploying the implantable medical devices in a patient's body for repair of urinary incontinence, and methods for functioning of the
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and implant for treating urinary incontinence. It further relates to a positioning and delivery system and method for materials that can be implanted in the human body, particularly for the purpose of treating urinary incontinence.
BACKGROUND
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a urinary incontinence device and a method of using the same. More specifically, this invention relates to a compressible resilient device for alleviating female urinary incontinence, particularly during episodes of increased intra-abdominal
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to medical devices, methods, and systems. More specifically, the present invention provides techniques for selectively heating and shrinking tissues, particularly for the noninvasive treatment of urinary