Anal incontinence disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply
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1. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a restriction device for engaging the colon or rectum of a patient to form a restricted fecal passageway in the colon or rectum, the restriction device being operable to open and close the fecal passageway,an external source of energy intended to be external to the patient'"'"'s body when the restriction device is implanted therein, the external source of energy being adapted to release wireless energy, said energy being used in connection with the operation of the restriction device to open and close the fecal passageway,a control device operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for releasing wireless energy from said external source of energy, said wireless energy being used in connection with the operation of said restriction device, said control device comprising;
a first control unit operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for providing a control signal, anda second control unit implantable in the patient, and adapted to control the restriction device in response to the control signal, anda sensor for sensing pressure, the patient'"'"'s position or a physical parameter.
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Abstract
A anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or engaging the rectum to form a restricted fecal passageway in the colon or the rectum. A source of energy external to the patient'"'"'s body and a control device for releasing wireless energy from the source of energy from outside the patient'"'"'s body are provided. The released wireless energy is used in connection with the operation of the restriction device, to enlarge or contract the restricted fecal passageway.
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1. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising:
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a restriction device for engaging the colon or rectum of a patient to form a restricted fecal passageway in the colon or rectum, the restriction device being operable to open and close the fecal passageway, an external source of energy intended to be external to the patient'"'"'s body when the restriction device is implanted therein, the external source of energy being adapted to release wireless energy, said energy being used in connection with the operation of the restriction device to open and close the fecal passageway, a control device operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for releasing wireless energy from said external source of energy, said wireless energy being used in connection with the operation of said restriction device, said control device comprising; a first control unit operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for providing a control signal, and a second control unit implantable in the patient, and adapted to control the restriction device in response to the control signal, and a sensor for sensing pressure, the patient'"'"'s position or a physical parameter. - 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)
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66. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus comprising:
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a restriction device for engaging the colon or rectum of a patient to form a restricted fecal passageway in the colon or rectum, the restriction device being operable to open and close the fecal passageway, an external source of energy intended to be external to the patient'"'"'s body when the restriction device is implanted therein, the external source of energy being adapted to release wireless energy, said energy being used in connection with the operation of the restriction device to open and close the fecal passageway, and a control device operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for releasing wireless energy from said external source of energy, said wireless energy being used in connection with the operation of said restriction device, and the control device comprising; a first control unit operable from outside the patient'"'"'s body for providing a control signal, and a second control unit implantable in the patient, adapted to control the restriction device in response to the control signal, and wherein the restriction device is non-inflatable. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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