Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for restricting a urinary bladder and for evacuating urine from a urinary ladder. More specifically, an implantable pumping device is provided, having one or several constriction devices configured to constrict the urinary bladder in order to evacuate urine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device for treating a male impotent patient. There is provided a medical device having a constriction device for exerting a force on at least one portion of a tissue wall of a penile portion of the patient to constrict the tissue wall, and a stimulation device with at least one electrode for stimulating the at least one portion of the tissue wall constricted by the constriction device to restrict blood flow leaving the penis to achieve erection, and an interconnection element arranged on the stimulation device to fixate the at least one electrode to the constriction device.

Abstract: An obesity treatment apparatus comprises at least one operable stretching device implantable in an obese patient and adapted to stretch a portion of the patient's stomach wall, and an operation device for operating the stretching device when implanted to stretch the stomach wall portion such that satiety is created.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating obesity and reflux disease of an obese patient has a volume filling device to be invaginated by a stomach wall portion with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device. An implantable movement restriction device to be invaginated by the stomach fundus wall has an outer surface to be rested against the stomach wall in a position between the patient's diaphragm and the lower part of the invaginated stomach fundus wall, such that movement of the cardiac notch of the patient's stomach towards the patient's diaphragm is restricted, to thereby prevent the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax.

Abstract: The invention relates surgical abdominal methods of treating obesity in a patient by implanting a volume filling device that, when implanted in a patient, reduces the food cavity in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device. Also disclosed is a laparoscopic instrument for providing a volume filling device to be invaginated in the stomach wall of a human patient to treat obesity.

Abstract: A wireless feedback system for supplying feedback information, the system comprising a medical device arranged to be implanted in the body of a patient, the medical device being arranged to monitor or control a physiological function or defect in the body of the patient, an internal device connected to said implanted medical device, comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) transmitter arranged to transmit feedback information from the implanted medical device, the internal device being arranged to be implanted in the patient's body, and an external device comprising a transceiver arranged to issue interrogating signals to the internal device and arranged to receive the feedback information from the internal device, wherein the medical device comprises a measuring device for measuring a parameter relating to the state of the medical device and wherein the feedback information comprises the parameter, and the feedback information further comprises a feedback signal related to at least one of a power c

Abstract: The present invention relates to an at least partly implantable system for injecting a substance into a patient's body. The system is provided with at least one infusion needle disposed at least partly within at least one housing with a tip end of the at least one infusion needle arranged for penetrating the at least one housing's outer wall, and at least one drive unit adapted for implantation inside the patient's body, the at least one drive unit being coupled to the at least one infusion needle and arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the at least one infusion needle so that the at least one infusion needle penetrates, upon advancement of the tip end thereof, said at least one housing's outer wall in at least one penetration area so as to allow for injecting the substance through said at least one penetration area via the at least one infusion needle.

Abstract: A system for the control of a medical implant in a mammal body is provided. The system comprises a first and a second part being adapted for communication with each other, in which system: the first part is adapted for implantation in the mammal body for the control of and communication with the medical implant, and the second part is adapted to be worn on the outside of the mammal body and adapted to receive control commands from a user and to transmit these commands to the first part.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling the movement of bile and/or gall stones in the biliary duct. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the tissue wall) at least one portion of the tissue wall to influence the movement of bile and/or gallstones in the biliary duct, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the wall portion to further influence the movement of bile and/or gallstones in the biliary duct. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the movement of bile and/or gallstones in the biliary duct, or for actively moving the fluid in the biliary duct, with a low risk of injuring the biliary duct.

Abstract: For communicating information between a medical implant in a patient's body and an external communication unit (9) located outside the patient's body the medical implant is connected to or comprises an internal communication unit (11). The external communication unit and the internal communication unit communicate with each other using part of the patient's body as a communication path, in particular as an electrical signal line. The communication path between the receiver and the external energizer can be established using a capacitive coupling, i.e. the information can be capacitively transferred over a capacitor having parts (1, 3) located outside and inside the patient's body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient. In the apparatus, there is provided at least one implantable stimulation for stimulating at least part of the sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or the wall or the vagina of the patient by movement of the stimulation device and contact between the stimulation device and at least one area of the sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or the wall of the vagina. There is further provided an energy-transforming device, a control unit for controlling the stimulation device and an energy storage device for receiving energy from the energy-transforming device. The control unit is further configured to determine a current state of the energy storage device.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to control transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device adapted to be implanted in a mammal patient is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflux disease treatment apparatus, comprising an implantable movement restriction device with an elongated shape that maintains cardia in the correct position and an implantable stimulation device adapted to engage with the cardia sphincter of a patient. The movement restriction device has a proximal and a distal end, wherein the distal end is adapted to stabilize and hold the distal end. The invention further comprises a control device for controlling the stimulation device to stimulate the cardia sphincter. The distal end can be further adapted to treat obesity, for example by stretching the wall of the stomach or filling out a volume of the stomach.

Abstract: A proposed treatment of arthrosis/osteoarthritis in a joint of a mammal or human patient involves deposing a liquid material on at least one damaged surface of the joint. To accomplish this, a reservoir (110) is provided, which holds a volume of a biocompatible material in liquid form outside of a body containing the joint (J) to be treated. A proximal end (P) of a tube-shaped instrument (120) is connected to the reservoir (110), and a distal end (D) of the instrument (120) is inserted into the joint (J). The liquid material is fed through the instrument (120) to the distal end (D) for deposition on the at least one damaged joint surface. The material is configured to assume a solid form under predefined conditions (e.g. when cooling off, or being exposed to a specific type of radiation). When the material has the solid form, it has a resistance to wear adapted to replace a worn out joint surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for moving a fluid to or from a cavity on a body of a human or mammal patient. The apparatus comprising a fluid movement device, an energy source adapted to supply energy to said fluid movement device and at least one connecting tube having a tube end. The at least one connecting tube being connected to the fluid movement device. The apparatus further comprises, a flexible patch. The fluid movement device and the at least one connecting tube forms a fluid moving arrangement adapted to be implanted inside the body of the human or mammal patient. The fluid movement device is adapted to move fluid from a treatment area via the at least one connecting tube to a delivery area. The flexible patch comprises a net structure adapted to be overgrown by human fibrotic tissue hen implanted in the patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of placing an artificial valve in a blood vessel of a mammal patient. The method involves placing the artificial valve into the blood vessel. The artificial valve comprises a casing and a closing mechanism, with at least part of said closing mechanism being a first moving part which is adapted to make movements relative to the casing to assume an open position and a closed position for opening and closing, respectively, a blood flow through a blood vessel of the body, as well as positions between said open and closed positions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an auxiliary artificial valve for implantation in blood vessel of a mammal patient. The artificial valve is provided with at least a first moving part and a second moving part configured to move between an closed position and an opened position, and a casing comprising at least one hinge, wherein the at least first moving part and second moving part are configured to be movably attached to the casing by means of said at least one hinge.

Abstract: A medical device for creating an artificial knee joint or an artificial cruciate ligament in a mammal patient, the medical device comprising a transversal member adapted to be placed through at least three layers of cortical bone of the distal portion of the femoral bone, out of totally four cortical layers along a prolongation of the transversal member. The transversal member is adapted to be involved in the artificial knee joint or the artificial cruciate ligament, wherein the transversal member comprises at least one fixation portion adapted to be involved in fixation of the transversal member to at least one of the at least four layers of femoral cortical bone.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating obesity in a human or animal mammal patient. The apparatus comprising a first volume filling device segment and a second volume filling device segment. The first and second volume filling device segments are adapted to be assembled into an implantable volume filling device of a controlled size. Each one of the first and second volume filling device segment comprises at least one interconnecting structure. The interconnecting structure of the second volume filling device segment is adapted to be formed fitted, such that the first and second volume filling device segment can be assembled into the volume filling device. The assembled volume filling device is adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of a patient, with the outer surface of the device resting against the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflux disease treatment apparatus comprising an implantable movement restriction device that maintains cardia in the correct position and an implantable stimulation device adapted to engage with the cardia sphincter of a patient. The invention further comprises a control device for controlling the stimulation device to stimulate the cardia sphincter. The invention can be combined with various methods for treating obesity, in particular methods that creates satiety by stretching the wall of the stomach or fills out a volume of the stomach.