Patents by Inventor Helen E O'Connell

Helen E O'Connell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING INCONTINENCE
    Publication number: 20080195172
    Abstract: An improved method, system and arrangement for treatment of urinary incontinence is disclosed, in which a portion of innervated smooth muscle (2) is transplanted and disposed around the urethra to provide a urethral sphincter (2). Electrical stimulation, by an implanted stimulator (1), maintains continuous tone in the sphincter. A remote controller (7) permits the sphincter (2) to be allowed to relax, and hence permit urine to flow out of the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: John B. Furness, Robert W. Barnett, Helen E. O'Connell, George D. Hirst
  • Method and apparatus for treating incontinence
    Patent number: 7384390
    Abstract: An improved method, system and arrangement for treatment of urinary incontinence is disclosed, in which a portion of innervated smooth muscle (2) is transplanted and disposed around the urethra to provide a urethral sphincter (2). Electrical stimulation, by an implanted stimulator (1), maintains continuous tone in the sphincter. A remote controller (7) permits the sphincter (2) to be allowed to relax, and hence permit urine to flow out of the bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: John B. Furness, Robert W. Barnett, Helen E. O'Connell, George D. Hirst
  • Method and apparatus for treating incontinence
    Publication number: 20040116773
    Abstract: An improved method, system and arrangement for treatment of urinary incontinence is disclosed, in which a portion of innervated smooth muscle (2) is transplanted and disposed around the urethra to provide a urethral sphincter (2). Electrical stimulation, by an implanted stimulator (1), maintains continuous tone in the sphincter. A remote controller (7) permits the sphincter (2) to be allowed to relax, and hence permit urine to flow out of the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: John B. Furness, Robert W. Barnett, Helen E. O'Connell, George D. Hirst
  • Method and apparatus for treating incontinence
    Patent number: 6659936
    Abstract: An improved method, system and arrangement for treatment of urinary incontinence is disclosed, in which a portion of innervated smooth muscle (2) is transplanted and disposed around the urethra to provide a urethral sphincter (2). Electrical stimulation, by an implanted stimulator (1), maintains continuous tone in the sphincter. A remote controller (7) permits the sphincter (2) to be allowed to relax, and hence permit urine to flow out of the bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: University of Melbourne
    Inventors: John B Furness, Robert W Barnett, Helen E O'Connell, George D Hirst