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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Daniel Yachia, Herzliya, IL;
Eran Hirszowicz, Ramat Gan, IL;
Inventors:
Daniel Yachia, Herzliya, IL;
Eran Hirszowicz, Ramat Gan, IL;
Assignee:
Innoventions (Israel) Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable medical device () for insertion into a body cavity. The device comprises an expandable balloon having a torroidal shape defining a hole (), and an insert () configured to be received and secured in the hole. The device may be used in a method for treating urinary incompetence, a method for releasing a substance in the body, a method for monitoring a body cavity, or a method for imaging a body cavity.