Operable implant
OwnerPeter Mats Forsellinventor
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Abstract
An operable implant for hydraulically constricting the urethra of a patient for treating urinary incontinence, the operable implant comprising: a hydraulic constriction device for constricting the urethra, an operation device for operating the hydraulic constriction device, a connecting portion for connecting the operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, the connecting portion comprising at least one conduit for transferring hydraulic fluid from the operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, wherein the operation device comprises a reservoir for holding the hydraulic fluid to be transferred to the hydraulic constriction device, the reservoir comprising a movable wall portion for pumping fluid from the reservoir to the hydraulic constriction device.
Claims25
An operable implant for hydraulically constricting the urethra of a patient for treating urinary incontinence, the operable implant comprising:
- a hydraulic constriction device for constricting the urethra,
- a hydraulic operation device for operating the hydraulic constriction device, the hydraulic operation device comprising an enclosure adapted to hermetically enclose an electrical motor, and
- a connecting portion for connecting the hydraulic operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, the connecting portion comprising at least one conduit for transferring hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, wherein the hydraulic operation device comprises a reservoir for holding the hydraulic fluid to be transferred to the hydraulic constriction device, the reservoir comprising a movable wall portion for pumping the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the hydraulic constriction device, wherein:
- a wall of the enclosure constitutes at least a portion of a wall of the reservoir, and
- the movable wall portion is positioned between the reservoir and the electrical motor, such that the movable wall portion separates the reservoir from a portion of the enclosure enclosing the electrical motor, such that the electrical motor is sealed from the reservoir.
An operable implant for hydraulically constricting the urethra of a patient for treating urinary incontinence, the operable implant comprising:
- a hydraulic constriction device for constricting the urethra,
- a hydraulic operation device for operating the hydraulic constriction device, the hydraulic operation device comprising an enclosure adapted to hermetically enclose an electrical motor, and
- a connecting portion for connecting the hydraulic operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, the connecting portion comprising at least one conduit for transferring hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, wherein the hydraulic operation device comprises a reservoir for holding the hydraulic fluid to be transferred to the hydraulic constriction device, the reservoir comprising a movable wall portion for pumping the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the hydraulic constriction device, wherein:
- a wall of the enclosure constitutes at least a portion of a wall of the reservoir, and
- the movable wall portion comprises a bellows which is positioned between the reservoir and the electrical motor, such that the movable wall portion separates the reservoir from a portion of the enclosure enclosing the electrical motor, such that the electrical motor is sealed from the reservoir.
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