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ATE415992T1

Apparatus and method for measurement and assessment of sling-tension for treatment of female urinary incontinence

Abstract

A urinary apparatus includes a catheter system for pressurizing either a bladder cavity or a urethral canal within a female urinary system and an endoscope device for observing a urethral sphincter muscle within the female urinary system for assessing the sling tension of an implant support adapted to restore female urinary continence. The catheter system includes a obturator occlusion member for plugging the urethral canal during the performance of a sling tensioning procedure.

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EP1339350A4European Patent Office (EPO)A4
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CN1561184AChinaA
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