Device for preventing fecal incontinence

An implantable device for reversibly closing a body passage comprising:

• a) at least one coil including:
• (i) a flexible inner housing adapted for movement between an inflated condition wherein the body passageway is blocked and a deflated condition wherein the body passageway is unblocked;
• and (ii) an outer portion for providing structural support to the at least one coil and defining a lumen;
• b) a port to inject fluid into the lumen for adjusting rigidity of the coil;
• c) a reservoir for storing fluid to inflate and deflate the at least one coil;
• and
• d) at least one tube, connecting the at least one coil to the reservoir, having at least one valve to prevent backflow of fluid from the at least one coil into the reservoir and to allow fluid to flow from the at least one coil into the reservoir.

An artificial sphincter for controlling incontinence comprising:

• a cuff portion having an outer wall, an intermediate wall and a flexible inner wall, said outer wall and said intermediate wall defining a first lumen therebetween, said intermediate wall and said flexible inner wall defining a second lumen therebetween;
• a pumping reservoir configured to conduct fluid for reversibly inflating said second lumen;
• and
• at least one fluid conducting path in communication with the cuff and the pumping reservoir.