DE69004028D1 - Ausdehnbare Vaginalelectrode. - Google Patents

Ausdehnbare Vaginalelectrode.

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DE69004028D1
DE69004028D1 DE90114861T DE69004028T DE69004028D1 DE 69004028 D1 DE69004028 D1 DE 69004028D1 DE 90114861 T DE90114861 T DE 90114861T DE 69004028 T DE69004028 T DE 69004028T DE 69004028 D1 DE69004028 D1 DE 69004028D1
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vaginal electrode
vaginal
electrode
extendable vaginal
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Donald D Maurer
Stacy Dean Mattson
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Empi Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0521—Genital electrodes
    • A61N1/0524—Vaginal electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/32—Devices for opening or enlarging the visual field, e.g. of a tube of the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/0004—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse
    • A61F2/0031—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra
    • A61F2/005—Closure means for urethra or rectum, i.e. anti-incontinence devices or support slings against pelvic prolapse for constricting the lumen; Support slings for the urethra with pressure applied to urethra by an element placed in the vagina

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Urology & Nephrology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
DE90114861T 1989-08-03 1990-08-02 Ausdehnbare Vaginalelectrode. Expired - Fee Related DE69004028T2 (de)

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US07/389,175 US5010895A (en) 1989-08-03 1989-08-03 Expandable vaginal electrode

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DE69004028D1 true DE69004028D1 (de) 1993-11-25
DE69004028T2 DE69004028T2 (de) 1994-02-17

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EP (1) EP0411632B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2018466A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69004028T2 (de)

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