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US 2016/0106527 A1Published application
Connector cuff
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorJeffrey Brian Taylor
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Abstract
An artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) system that includes an elastic tube to be wrapped around a urethra and having at least one connector. The elastic tube has a first end to receive and dispatch fluid and a second end to be connected to the at least one connector. The elastic tube receives and dispatches the fluid to expand and contract the elastic tube and to coapt the urethra for continence and open the urethra for voiding.
Claims19
An artificial urinary sphincter system, comprising:
- an elastic tube to be wrapped around a urethra and having at least one connector, wherein the elastic tube has a first end to receive and dispatch fluid and a second end to be connected to the at least one connector, such that the elastic tube receives and dispatches the fluid to expand and contract the elastic tube and to coapt the urethra for continence and open the urethra for voiding.
An artificial urinary sphincter system, comprising:
- an elastic tube to be wrapped around a urethra and having a first end and a second end;
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- a connector to receive fluid and having a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector is to be connected to the first end and the second connector is to be connected to the second end, such that the elastic tube receives and dispatches the fluid to coapt the urethra for continence and open the urethra for voiding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.