US 11,701,211 B2
Implantable medical system
Mohammad Sufyan, New Delhi (IN); Rajeev Malhotra, Newton, MA (US); Lee Richstone, New York, NY (US); and Manish Vira, New York, NY (US)
Filed by IPENGINE MANAGEMENT (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED, New Delhi (IN)
Filed on May 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/871,402.
Application 16/871,402 is a continuation of application No. 15/322,160, granted, now 10,682,214, previously published as PCT/IN2015/050053, filed on Jun. 25, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1715/DEL/2014 (IN), filed on Jun. 26, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0276005 A1, Sep. 3, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0045 (2013.01) [A61B 5/205 (2013.01); A61F 2/0027 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61F 2230/006 (2013.01); A61F 2240/002 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0023 (2013.01); A61N 1/0514 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A subject-controlled implantable system for managing urinary incontinence, the system comprising:
a mesh-based urinary sling with an elongate body member having a proximal portion, a distal portion and an intermediate portion, wherein the intermediate portion of the elongate body member is configured to be positioned underneath a urethra of a subject for providing an adequate support to prevent leakage of urine during a stress event;
a trigger unit configured to be subcutaneously placed and configured to be activated manually by the subject upon a desire arising out of changing abdominal pressures transferring from an abdominal cavity, the trigger unit configured to generate a first signal upon activation by the subject;
a processing circuit to process the first signal, wherein the processing circuit is configured to generate a second signal to request an adjustment of a tensioning force in the elongate body member thereby changing a magnitude of a supporting force to the urethra; and
an elastomeric tube that is fabricated monolithically with the elongate body member, the tube including a lumen there-through for allowing circulation of a fluid, wherein the circulation of the fluid allows adjustments in the tensioning force in response to the second signal received from the processing circuit.