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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182464 | Method for intravesical drug delivery Implant devices for intravesical administration and local drug delivery. The device has a body which includes a hollow tube formed of a biocompatible material; at least one reservoir in the tube which contains a drug; and one or more apertures through which the drug... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7837670 | Methods and devices for delivering therapeutic agents into the prostate gland The present invention is directed to the treatment of various ailments associated with the prostate gland, including benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH), cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. The present invention describes, inter alia, devices, methods and therap... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7267670 | Reinforced urethral suppository A urethral suppository comprising a non-meltable base member sized to prevent insertion of the base member into the urethra, a non-meltable reinforcement projecting from the base member, and a meltable portion formed around a portion of the reinforcement. The meltab... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7220233 | Ultrasound catheter devices and methods Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, ultrasound catheters include an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens, an ultrasound transmission member extending longitudinally through t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195608 | Implantable fluid management system for the removal of excess fluid An implantable fluid management device, designed to drain excess fluid from a variety of locations in a living host into a second location within the host, such as the bladder of that host. The device may be used to treat ascites, chronic pericardial effusions, norm... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7167758 | Medical instruments and techniques for treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease Apparatus and methods for treating tissue at or near a sphincter provide for transluminal introduction of an energy delivery device. The device includes a tissue compression member to compress target tissue at or near the sphincter. A radiofrequency energy source is... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108682 | Device for protecting a distal portion of a catheter system during shipment and storage The present invention protects a distal portion of a catheter during shipment and storage. The device holds the distal portion suspended such that it does not contact the device. The suspended portion is protected from damage resulting from abrasion. When the suspen... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066912 | Catheter wetting apparatus A wetting apparatus (1) for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter (3), comprising: a wetting fluid container (4) containing a wetting fluid and being openable by the application of a pulling force thereto; a wetting receptacle (2); and a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6969380 | Urinary incontinence device and method of making same A urinary incontinence device for reducing the occurrence and/or severity of female urinary incontinence. The urinary incontinence includes a non-absorbent core structure and a resilient member having a generally trapezoidal shaped profile. The resilient member is a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6949083 | Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body Therapeutic device intended for the selective cytoreductive treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body, the lumen being obstructed by the effect of a local cell proliferation, the device including a tubular element, in part... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939381 | Tube system for reconstructing of hollow organs A tube system (1) for reconstructing a hollow organ, comprising a tube (2) for draining a substance, like e.g. urine, wherein the tube (2) for draining the substance is arranged within an outer tube (5) and that the space (4) betwe... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6899703 | Intraurethral device for treating or detecting various diseases or infections of the urinary system An intraurethral device for use in a female urinary tract is provided. The intraurethral device comprises a urethral element that contains a chemical compound capable of treating or detecting the presence or absence of a disorder or disease. In one embodiment, the i... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6746421 | Intravesical device An expandable umbrella-like device for insertion into the urinary bladder of an individual. The umbrella may be used in the treatment of urinary incontinence or in treating urinary bladder dysfunctions. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6679831 | Resilient incontinence insert and a method of making the same An expandable vaginal insert device for reducing the occurrence of female urinary incontinence. The vaginal insert device includes at least a resilient member capable of expanding to transmit pressure to the urethro-vaginal myofascial area. Optionally, th... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6648872 | Circumferential compression device for intracavernosal anesthesia and method for using same A preferred embodiment of the device of the invention, which is adapted to be applied circumferentially about a phallus, having a perimeter, and to facilitate intracavernosal anesthesia, generally comprises: a strip having a length at least slightly great... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632195 | Versatile adjustable liquid applicator An applicator for applying fluid from a squeeze bottle to various parts of the body that may be difficult to reach includes two rigid arms connected by an adjustable angle joint. One end of the first arm screws onto the bottle. The other end of the second... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6626888 | Method of shaping structures with an overcoat layer including female urinary catheter A method shaping polymeric structures by coating a support structure with a bond-preventing agent to attain a particular shape and subsequently coating the shaped structure of the bond-preventing agent with a polymeric bonding composition is provided. Suc... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6461346 | Sealing occlusion catheter and method of using same A medical instrument adapted for disposition a relative to an orifice defined in a body wall or for disposition in a passage in a body is provided. The medical instrument includes an elongate tube portion having a handle disposed at one end thereof, and a... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6461332 | Urinary incontinence diagnostic system Devices, systems, and methods for diagnosing and/or treating urinary incontinence can accurately and reliably monitor both a vesicle pressure and a maximum urethral pressure of a patient during an abdominal pressure pulse so as to determine relationships ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6454757 | Ultrasonic method for ablating and removing obstructive matter from anatomical passageways and blood vessels A method for treating obstructions of tubular anatomical passageways of the urinary tract, including the urethra and fallopian tubes, provides inserting an ultrasonic catheter device into an anatomical passageway, passing ultrasound to the distal end of t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6432045 | Urethra surgical device A surgical device for expanding and viewing tissue is disclosed. The surgical device includes a handle, an insertion probe, and at least one window disposed within the insertion probe. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end, and the handle is size... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428478 | Method for accelerating the delivery of a vasodilating agent to the penis The present invention is directed toward a method for accelerating the delivery of a vasodilating agent to the penis. The method of the present invention comprises ingesting a vasodilating agent into the body at a point of ingestion external to the penis,... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6350233 | Sigmoidoscope A sigmoidoscope comprising at least one disposable part (1), in combination with means (10) for insufflation of a body cavity with a medium via the sigmoidoscope; said medium being susceptible to contamination by a contaminant (as herein defined) during u... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6290981 | Use of nitric oxide-releasing agents to treat impotency A method of treatment for impotency is provided. The method involves the administration of nitric oxide by a nitric oxide-releasing agent capable of providing a penile erection-inducing amount of nitric oxide to the corpus cavernosum of the penis of an im... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6258060 | Urethral apparatus with position indicator and methods of use thereof An apparatus and method for placement of a tubular body in the urethra. The tubular body includes a proximal portion adapted for placement toward a bladder end and bladder neck end of the urethra and a distal portion opposite from the proximal portion. A ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238368 | Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction Therapeutic device intended for the selective cytoreductive treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body, said lumen being obstructed by the effect of a local cell proliferation, said device comprising a tubular el... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6183461 | Method for delivering a medication A drug-infusing device is implanted into a body cavity such as a bladder. The device is implanted in an uninflated, low profile state. After insertion into the body cavity, the device is filled with a substance, such as a drug, and assumes an increased pr... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6090098 | Method for alleviating female urinary incontinence A method for alleviating female urinary incontinence especially during episodes of increased intra-abdominal pressure is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a non-absorbent urinary incontinence device having an initial cross-sectional ar... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6004290 | Urethral sizing catheter An anchoring system for a urethral catheter (14, 36), and a method of its use, involve a resilient anchor-interval portion (40) of a catheter drainage shaft (42, 42'), positioned between a bladder balloon (26) and a urethral anchoring cuff balloon (44). T... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5980483 | Drainage catheter for continent urinary neo-bladders The drainage catheter for continent urinary neo-bladders, is specific in all the cases to the reconstruction of the urinary bladder either when a tract of the intestine, or when a portion of the stomach is utilized after the surgical removal of the natura... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5964732 | Urethral apparatus with position indicator and methods of use thereof An apparatus and method for placement of a tubular body in the urethra. The tubular body includes a proximal portion adapted for placement toward a bladder end and bladder neck end of the urethra and a distal portion opposite from the proximal portion. A ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5843016 | Electromotive drug administration for treatment of acute urinary outflow obstruction A method of treating acute urinary outflow system obstruction caused by disease of the prostate gland by localised electromotive drug administration. The treatment comprises insertion within the prostatic urethra and within the bladder cavity of a urethra... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5830179 | Urological stent therapy system and method A stent system and method for use in the prostate gland. The stent is made of a shape memory alloy such as nitinol, and has a low temperature martensite state, with a martensite transition temperature below body temperature, and a high temperature austeni... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5779661 | Method of treating dysfunctional bladder syndromes by electromotive drug administration An intravesical method of treating dysfunctional bladder syndromes by Electromotive Drug Administration (EMDA) of local anaesthetic drugs, anti muscarinic drugs and sympathomimetic agents. The administration of said drugs combined with hydraulic bladder d... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5601537 | Catheter system Apparatus and methodology for applying catheters, dilators and occluders to mammalian genito-urinary and gastro-intestinal passages, using rotational manipulation of threaded or helically-formed catheters and threaded dilators and occluders. Threaded or h... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5482039 | Process for diagnosing erectile dysfunction, and related methods of treatment A method for diagnosing vasculogenic erectile dysfunction, including vasculogenic impotence and Peyronie's syndrome, is provided. The method involves transurethral administration of a vasodilating agent to induce an erection, followed by hemodynamic evalu... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5474535 | Dosage and inserter for treatment of erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction, particularly impotence, priapism and Peyronie's disease is treated by the transurethral administration of a therapeutically effective agent. The agents are administered to the urethra by means of a penile insert (40) having a shaft w... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5419763 | Prostatic drug-delivery catheter A method and apparatus for the treatment of a prostate gland which isolates the prostatic urethra from the membranous urethra and the bladder so that fluid may be transported into the prostatic ducts without compromising the openings to the prostatic duct... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5336178 | Intravascular catheter with infusion array An intravascular catheter provides means for infusing an agent into a treatment site in a body lumen and means for deploying the infusing means adjacent the treatment site which operate independently of one another. In a preferred embodiment, a flexible c... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5242391 | Urethral insert for treatment of erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction, particularly impotence, priapism and Peyronie's disease is treated by the transurethral administration of a therapeutically effective agent. The agents are administered to the urethra by means of a penile insert (1) having a rapidly ... | 09/07/1993 |
