Method of treating urinary incontinence
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1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:
- providing a urological device having a stem defining a lumen, a valve connected to a proximal portion of the stem and located in the lumen, and a head part connected to the stem and extending radially around the valve;
locating the stem and the valve and the head part of the urological device inside of a catheter;
advancing the catheter into a urethra of a user;
deploying the urological device by moving the stem and the valve and the head part out of the catheter;
placing the head part and the valve of the urological device in a bladder of the user; and
placing the stem of the urological device in the urethra of the user.
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Abstract
A method of treating urinary incontinence includes providing a urological device having a stem defining a lumen, a valve connected to a proximal portion of the stem and located in the lumen, and a head part connected to the stem and extending radially around the valve. The method further includes deploying the urological device by moving the stem and the valve and the head part out of a catheter and placing the head part and the valve of the urological device in a bladder of the user and placing the stem of the urological device in the urethra of the user.
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1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:
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providing a urological device having a stem defining a lumen, a valve connected to a proximal portion of the stem and located in the lumen, and a head part connected to the stem and extending radially around the valve; locating the stem and the valve and the head part of the urological device inside of a catheter; advancing the catheter into a urethra of a user; deploying the urological device by moving the stem and the valve and the head part out of the catheter; placing the head part and the valve of the urological device in a bladder of the user; and placing the stem of the urological device in the urethra of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:
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providing a urological device having a stem defining a lumen, a valve having three leaflets that are connected to a proximal portion of the stem and located in the lumen, and a head part connected to the stem and extending radially around the valve; locating the stem and the valve with the three leaflets and the head part of the urological device inside of a catheter; advancing the catheter into a urethra of a user; deploying the urological device by moving the stem and the valve with the three leaflets and the head part out of the catheter; placing the head part and the valve with the three leaflets of the urological device in a bladder of the user, with the three leaflets of the valve touching each other in a region of co-aption, and placing the stem of the urological device in the urethra of the user and treating the urinary incontinence; and configuring the three leaflets of the valve to separate one from each other in the region of co-aption in response to an applied urological pressure thus allowing urine to flow out of the bladder and through the urological device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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