Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rouen

Cl Medical

Philippe Grise

Vincent Jean-Claude Goria

An endo-urethral prosthesis characterized in that it comprises a set of guides () defining an internal space () in a urinary channel, and one or more support elements () for supporting the internal wall of the urinary tract, the guides comprising recessed areas and protruding areas, said protruding areas forming locking regions () for holding the support elements in place, in a position that allows them to support the internal wall of the urinary tract.

Endo-urethral prosthesis

An implant for supporting a urethra of a man which includes two elongate flexible strips that are substantially inextensible in length between opposite ends thereof and that include middle portions that are disposed adjacent to one another in side by side relationship such that a side edge of each strip faces towards the other strip, and wherein the strips are connected to each other at the middle portions, and wherein the strips have intermediate portions that extend between the middle portion and each opposite end of each strip along which the strips are separate from each other. The implant supports the urethra in such a manner that the two strips may be placed under tension independently of each other with the middle portions thereof supporting the urethra over a total width of the strips.

Implant for supporting the urethra of a man and a surgical kit for treating incontinence in a man and including such an implant

Constitution of a suburethral sling connected to two balloons located on each side of the urethra. The device preferably consists of two subassemblies (and) each comprising an inflatable balloon () and a strip () one end of which is attached to the surface of the balloon. The two strips () are connected together to form a suburethral sling.

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Rouen, France

Philippe Grise