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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Maxwell E. Haverfield, Epping, AU;
Inventor:
Maxwell E. Haverfield, Epping, AU;
Assignee:
American Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for treating anal incontinence is provided, in which a support member is implanted in a tissue pathway extending from a first location posterior to and adjacent the anus, through the perineum anterior to the anus and terminating at a location posterior to and adjacent the anus opposite the first location.