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Urinary incontinence device and method and stimulation device and method

  • US 9,655,808 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2014
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for the treatment of urinary incontinence comprising:

  • a shaft;

    a balloon surrounding at least a portion of the shaft and configured for movement between an inflated state and a deflated state;

    a first electrode coupled to a first portion of an outer surface of the balloon, the first electrode configured to cause a contraction of at least one muscle in communication with the first electrode;

    a second portion of outer surface of the balloon having a longitudinal fold having a thickness less than the first portion of the balloon and separating the first portion from a third portion of the outer surface of the balloon along a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the second portion being exposed to an exterior of the apparatus when the balloon is in the deflated state; and

    a second electrode coupled to the third portion;

    wherein the balloon is configured to inflate in a radially non-uniform manner in response to the difference in thicknesses of the first portion and the second portion.

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