Apparatus and process for stimulation of a state of complete continence in the neospincter in the preparation of continent neostomies
First Claim
1. A process to provide a state of complete continence in a patient in need of a neostomy for attachment of an endoabdominal organ via an endoabdominal lumen to a neostomy site, said process comprising transplanting a strip of antral gastric musculature to the distal segment of the endoabdominal lumen adjacent to the neostomy site and implanting an electrocatheter with at least one electrode in electrical contact with the strip of antral gastric musculature, whereby stimulation of the strip of antral gastric musculature through the electrode allows generation of a reverse pressure gradient inside the endoabdominal lumen and provides the state of complete continence.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and process which can stimulate a state of complete continence of the neosphincter in the preparation of continent neostomies. More specifically, the present invention provides an apparatus and process for the stimulation of a state of complete continence of the neosphincter in the preparation of continent neostomies, comprising an electrocatheter with an electrode inserted above the neostomy near, and in electrical contact with, transplanted muscle tissue (i.e., a strip of antral gastric musculature) which has been transplanted to the distal segment of the intestine or other organ where an ostomy has been created. The apparatus and process can restore the organic continence in a subject who has undergone therapeutic alteration of an indispensable segment of the visceral anatomy (i.e., the anus or the urinary bladder), thereby significantly improving quality of life.
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- 1. A process to provide a state of complete continence in a patient in need of a neostomy for attachment of an endoabdominal organ via an endoabdominal lumen to a neostomy site, said process comprising transplanting a strip of antral gastric musculature to the distal segment of the endoabdominal lumen adjacent to the neostomy site and implanting an electrocatheter with at least one electrode in electrical contact with the strip of antral gastric musculature, whereby stimulation of the strip of antral gastric musculature through the electrode allows generation of a reverse pressure gradient inside the endoabdominal lumen and provides the state of complete continence.
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