Mechanical anal incontinence
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1. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising:
- an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence, and engaging a portion of the colon or rectum of the patient to restrict the fecal passageway therein, and an adjustment device which mechanically adjusts said restriction device to restrict or release the fecal passageway.
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Abstract
An anal incontinence treatment apparatus comprises an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence. The device engages a portion of the colon or rectum of the patient to restrict the fecal passageway. An adjustment device mechanically adjusts the restriction device to restrict or release the fecal passageway, i.e. to normally close the fecal passageway and open the fecal passageway when the patient wants to relieve himself or herself.
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93 Claims
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1. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising:
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an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence, and engaging a portion of the colon or rectum of the patient to restrict the fecal passageway therein, and an adjustment device which mechanically adjusts said restriction device to restrict or release the fecal passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A method for treating anal incontinence, comprising:
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surgically implanting in the body of a patient suffering from anal incontinence an adjustable restriction device which directly engages the colon or rectum to form a normally closed fecal passageway therein, and when desired, mechanically adjusting the restriction device to temporarily open the fecal passageway to allow the passage of fecal material therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89)
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90. A method for treating anal incontinence, comprising the steps of:
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placing at least two laparascopical trocars in the body of a patient suffering from anal incontinence, inserting a dissecting tool through the trocars and dissecting an area of the colon or rectum in the abdominal or pelvic or retoperitoneal surroundings, placing at least one adjustable restriction device in the dissected area engaging the rectum or colon, and'"'"' adjusting the restriction device to normally restrict the fecal passageway in the rectum or colon to substantially prevent the passage of fecal material therethrough, and when defaecation is needed release the fecal passageway to allow the passage of fecal material therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93)
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