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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith R Hildebrand, Houlton, WI (US);
Jan Ellen Fowler, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dezso K Levius, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Iotek, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514557 ; 514558 ; 514559 ; 514560 ; 514561 ; 514562 ; 514563 ; 514564 ; 514565 ; 514566 ; 514567 ; 514568 ; 514569 ; 514570 ; 514571 ; 514572 ; 514573 ; 514574 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treating incontinence in a patient that has a bladder and a urethra. The urethra forms a lumen for draining the bladder. The method comprises the steps of delivering an agent into the lumen and passing the agent from the lumen to internal body tissue. The agent increases restriction of the lumen thereby providing increased control over urine flow from the bladder.