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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Applicants:
John Jason Buysman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Brian P. Watschke, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
John Jason Buysman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Brian P. Watschke, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1086 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a pelvic treatment system and method are provided. The present invention can include one or more drug eluting darts or barbs that are lodged into the wall and will elute the drug over a desired time period (weeks, months for example) to treat OAB, BPH, tissue weaknesses, or other disorders or diseases.