Abstract: A method for using an implantable device to help manage a patient's condition. The device includes a power source member that provides power to a pulse-generating member. An electrode member has its proximal end electrically connected to the pulse-generating member, and a distal end with one or more electrodes, the distal end being located intravenously such that the electrode(s) are proximate an area such as an organ to be treated by the electrical pulses.

Abstract: A surgical tip device, that generally includes a proximal handle; a distal surgical member, having a surgical tip, and at least temporarily fixed to the handle; and a retractable sheath that at least partially covers the surgical tip when the sheath is not retracted and the surgical tip is not in use.

Abstract: An implantable device and method for managing a patient's erectile dysfunction, wherein the device generally comprises: at least one power source member that is adapted to be implanted in the patient's lower abdominal wall; at least one pulse generating member that is adapted to be implanted in the patient's lower abdominal wall; and at least one electrode that is adapted to be implanted at the suprapubic level of the patient's neurovascular bundle of the phallus, is connected to said power source member and pulse generating member, and is adapted to electrically stimulate the neurovascular bundle upon selective activation by the patient.

Abstract: A method of identifying a configuration of an anatomical space within a patient in real-time for the precise performance of a procedure at a site of medical interest associated with the anatomical space, wherein a catheter containing an external, inflatable imaging bladder is introduced into the patient until the image bladder is generally aligned with the site of medical interest, an imaging probe of an imaging device is operatively positioned relative to the site of medical interest and is activated so as to obtain a real-time image of the site of medical interest, the imaging bladder being filled when needed to essentially turn on and define a visible and discernable interface between the interior of the imaging bladder and a boundary of the anatomical space.