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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
David E. Silverman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alan J. Stein, Bellingham, WA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/12186 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00495 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0085 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treating fecal incontinence in a body of a mammal having a rectum formed by a rectal wall extending to an anus wherein the rectal wall includes a sphincter muscle surrounding the anus. At least one nonaqueous solution is introduced into the rectal wall in the vicinity of the anus. A nonbiodegradable solid is formed in the rectal wall from the at least one nonaqueous solution.