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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Ido Kilemnik, Haniel, IL;
Inventor:
Ido Kilemnik, Haniel, IL;
Assignee:
Medi-Tate Ltd., Or Akiva, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32096 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61F 2002/048 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant for creating incisions in the tissues surrounding the bladder neck and the urethra of a patient, for relaxing the opening of the bladder, the implant includes a central connector and at least one wire, the wires extend radially outwardly from the center of the central connector, the wires apply continuous pressure on the surrounding tissues, the wires are foldable within an implant sheath for enabling delivery and extraction thereof, the implant is implanted within a restricted location of the urethra for a period of time for creating incisions at the locations where the wires apply pressure on the surrounding tissues.