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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Inventor:
Steven McClurg, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61F 2/0031 (2013.01); A61F 2/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01); Y10S 128/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating urinary incontinence includes providing a device having a cuff configured to coapt a urethra of a patient in treating diagnosed urinary incontinence, a pump, and a tube attachable between the cuff and the pump. The method includes providing the tube with a first lumen separated from a second lumen by a wall internal to the tube, and providing at least a portion of an exposed exterior wall of the second lumen to expand to provide the second lumen with an inflatable storage compartment.