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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Inventors:
Neal Poucher, North Oaks, MN (US);
Fernando El-Hage, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Deborah Kidder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61F 2/0004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method of identifying a site for a perineal incision on a patient includes inserting a distal end portion of an intra-urethral probe into a urethra of the patient, and guiding the distal end portion of the intra-urethral probe along a length of the urethra no farther than a junction in the urethra. The method additionally includes transmitting a signal from the distal end portion of the intra-urethral probe through the urethra, and sensing the signal at a location on a perineal skin surface, where the location correlates with the junction in the urethra.