Apparatus and Method of Treating Urinary Incontinence by Heating Urethra

A method for treating urinary in continence, especially in women, is provided. The method involves reshaping the urethral lumen to improve coaptation, attenuating or dissipating stress-induced pressure pulses in the urethral lumen, of both. An apparatus and a system useful in the method are also pro...

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1. Verfasser: COMBEN RICHARD H
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Zusammenfassung:A method for treating urinary in continence, especially in women, is provided. The method involves reshaping the urethral lumen to improve coaptation, attenuating or dissipating stress-induced pressure pulses in the urethral lumen, of both. An apparatus and a system useful in the method are also provided.