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Intravesicular balloon

  • US 6,293,923 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/1999
  • Issued: 09/25/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for treating urinary incontinence in an individual comprising the steps of:

  • a) inserting an expandable balloon into the individual'"'"'s urinary bladder, the balloon having a wall, a lumen and a magnetizable portion wherein the balloon upon expansion has a specific gravity less than or equal to that of urine;

    b) expanding the balloon in the urinary bladder, and c) displacing the balloon into a sealing position with an external magnetizable displacing member for sealing the urinary bladder.

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