Devices and methods for intra-vaginal bowel control.

The present invention is a device and method for external urinary incontinence treatment for men that can be self-deployed by a patient or by a care giver. Via the device, a urine removal tube is reversible connected to the glans penis of a treated patient for the removal of urine from a treated patient. The device of the present invention is composed of a penis connecting component and a tube connector component. The tube connector component reversibly contact-connects a urine receiving component to the glans penis of a treated patient. The tube connector component is reversibly connected, anchored and fixated in place to the glans penis of the treated patient by the penis connection component. The connection, disconnection and again reconnection of the penis connection component to the glans penis is easy and simple to carry out.' The connection stabilizes, fixates and adjusts the tightness of the contact-connection between the skin surrounding the orifice of the urethral tract of a treated patient and the urine receiving component. The urine receiving component has spring-like characteristics bestowed by accordion-like components that enable a urine leak-free contact-connection while minimizing the discomfort caused to the treated patient.

A comfortable single-piece male incontinence control device (100) permitting conscious micturition without adjustment or removal of the device (100). The device having a continuous loop of an elastic compression band (110) configured and arranged to securely encircle a flaccid penis P without inflicting penile ischemia, and a bump (120) on the elastic compression band (110) projecting inward into the lumen (119) defined by the band (110) for pressing against and constricting the urethra U of a wearer W.

The present invention relates to a novel incision-free adaptive TVT-XO for treatment of urinary incontinence, comprising a tape body (1), wherein the tape body (1) comprises a left tape (11) and a right ape (12); each of the left tape (11) and the right ape (12) comprises a mesh band (13); a fixing anchor (14), configured to fix one end of the tape body (1) between the obturator fascia and the obturator externus muscle of the pelvis, is disposed at one end of the mesh band (13); male and female snap buckles (15) are disposed at the other ends of the mesh bands (13) of both the left tape (11) and the right ape (12), respectively; the left tape (11) and the right ape (12) are combined by means of insertion of the male and female snap buckles (15) to form a cross structure, which is -shaped.

The invention relates to a system for controlling a device implanted in a human or animal body on the basis of voluntary commands issued by a user without the use of any external peripheral. The user issues a voluntary command to the implanted device by applying a specific and predetermined code, consisting of at least one mechanical action and of at least one additional piece of information. Each mechanical action and each additional piece of information are measured by at least one sensor. The output signal(s) of the sensor(s) are processed and used to validate the predetermined code by means of the identification of at least one mechanical action executed by the user and combined with at least one piece of additional information, and the comparison thereof with a corresponding reference model. The invention further relates to a method for detecting an actuation control of an implantable device.

Disclosed herein is a sleeve for reducing involuntary leakage of a flowable material from a urethral meatus of a penis. The sleeve comprises a body that is configured to temporarily receivably retain a glans penis. When the glans penis is temporarily receivably retained by the body, the body applies an inwardly-directed pressure to the glans penis to close a urethral meatus of the glans penis.

A method of placing an anchor into tissue includes providing an anchor assembly including an anchor and a suture, handling the anchor assembly by holding the insertion tab, and inserting the anchor into a bore of a cannula by holding the insertion tab outside of the bore of the cannula.

An incontinence device is insertable into and removable from a vaginal canal of a human user to apply pressure upon a urethra. The incontinence device includes a distal body member having a central core, a first arcuate arm on a first side of the central core and a second arcuate arm on a second opposite side of the central core. The first and second arcuate arms flex inward toward the central core into a first compressed position during insertion and expand outward away from the central core into a second in use position to fill the space in the middle and superior thirds of the vaginal canal in order to retain the incontinence device in the vaginal canal. The incontinence device also includes a proximal pressure member extending from the body member for resilient movement relative to the body member; wherein the pressure member applies pressure to support the urethra for controlling incontinence.

A medical device for supplying feedback information when implanted in the body of a patient is provided. The medical device is arranged to monitor or control a physiological function or defect in the body of the patient, the medical device comprises: a radio frequency identification (RFID) transmitter arranged to transmit feedback information from the implanted medical device, wherein the RFID transmitter is arranged to receive interrogating signals from an external device and in response thereto transmit feedback information.

There is provided a method for controlling a flow of sperms in a uterine tube of a female patient. The method comprises electrically stimulating a uterine tube wall portion by controlling an implanted stimulation device from at least one of an external control unit and an internal control unit, wherein the electrically stimulating causes contraction of the uterine tube wall portion along a length of the portion to restrict the flow of sperms in the uterine tube.