US 12,232,942 B1
Incontinence implant medical device
Eugene Kaplan, Lompoc, CA (US); and Oleg Mazur, Nauheim (DE)
Filed by Eugene Kaplan, Lompoc, CA (US); and Oleg Mazur, Nauheim (DE)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/751,586.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0022 (2013.01) [A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant device for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
a bobbin on which threads of an implanted sling may be wound; and
a drive assembly configured to rotate the bobbin, the drive assembly comprising a shaft and a gear assembly, the gear assembly configured to transfer a rotational motion of the shaft to the bobbin to effectuate an axial rotation of the bobbin,
wherein the bobbin and drive assembly are retained in a device housing, configured to allow threads wound on the bobbin to pass,
wherein the implant device is configured to allow for adjustment of a length of threads wound on the bobbin via rotation of the bobbin, wherein rotational axes of the bobbin, shaft, and gear assembly are co-axial and/or parallel one another,
wherein the drive assembly is a cycloidal drive.