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US 2004/0107005 A1Published application
Artificial endosphincter
AssigneeWilly Rusch AG
InventorsChristian Chaussy, Stefan Thuroff, Klaus Schmitt
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Abstract
In an artificial endosphincter (1) for the urethra, comprising a retaining part (2) and a valve (10) which can be manually actuated by pressure from the outside, the retaining part (2) is formed as self-expanding stent. This permits gentle, simple and safe positioning as well as reliable and simple handling of the artificial endosphincter (1).
Claims21
An artificial endosphincter for a urethra, the endosphincter comprising:
- a retaining part, structured as a temperature-independent, self-expanding stent;
- and
- a valve which can be manually actuated by external pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.