Safety and Efficacy Study of Intrasphincteric Autologous Myoblast Injection to Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence

Patients undergo upper arm muscle biopsy to isolate and cultivate autologous myoblasts. Using the ultrasound-directed transurethral medical device, 15-18 aliquots (50 - 100 µl per depot) of the 2 ml myoblasts/media suspension are directly injected into the urethral rhabdosphincter at two different levels. The procedure is a single-dose injection of a cell count in range of 1x106 -5x107 cells, depending of the size/quality of the biopsy and quality of outgrowing cells in order to identify possible dose related effects. To possibly enhance cell integration following implantation, a course of transvaginal electrical stimulation is undertaken.