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Implantable self-inflating attenuation device
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Inventors: Connors, Kevin G.; Pintauro, William L.; Wallin, Sheila K.; Kilcoyne, John T.; Cao, Hung H.; Nguyen, Khoi M.; Yurek, Matthew T.;
Assignee: Solace Therapeutics, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Lacyk; John P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device comprising a flexible housing and a medium capable of transformation to inflate the housing from the first configuration to the second configuration. Also disclose herein are methods of treating a patient, comprising: providing a self-inflating expandable attenuation device, containing a medium which is transformable from a first, reduced volume to a second, expanded volume; positioning the attenuation device within the patient at a treatment site; and transforming the medium from the first volume to the second volume. In one embodiment, a self-inflating expandable attenuation device is used to treat urinary tract dysfunction. In another embodiment, a self-inflating expandable attenuation device is used to treat benign hypertrophy of the prostate. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION There is provided in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a device for treating symptoms of a urinary tract dysfunction, comprising a compressible attenuation device having an expanded volume within the range of from about 1 cc to about 400 cc, and a valve for permitting filling of the attenuation device through a delivery system.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for treating symptoms of a urinary tract dysfunction, comprising a compressible attenuation device having an expanded volume within the range of from about 1 cc to about 400 cc, and a valve having a first membrane and a second membrane with a flow passage therebetween for filling the attenuation device.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of treating a patient after a radical prostatectomy, comprising the step of attenuating an increase in pressure within the bladder by reversibly reducing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure.
Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art in view of the detailed description of preferred embodiments which follows, when considered together with the attached drawings and claims.
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