# US 2023/0056776 A1 · Artificial bladder system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0056776 A1 - Document ID: US20230056776A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/046,208 - Filed: 2022-10-13 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-15 - Assignees: Ken Pettlon, Sr. - Inventors: Ken Pettlon, SR.; Kristopher Pettlon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230056776A1 ## CPC - A61F 2/042: {Urinary bladders} - A61B 5/208: {adapted to determine urine quantity, e.g. flow, volume} - A61F 2/0022: {placed deep in the body opening (occluding blood vessels by internal devices A61B17/12022)} - A61F 2/482: {Electrical means} - A61F 2250/0002: for data transfer - A61F 2250/008: Alarm means - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract An artificial bladder system including an implantable bladder, a valve, a number of sensors, and an alert mechanism. The implantable bladder includes an outer wall forming a chamber for collecting urine of a user, the outer wall including inflow openings and an outflow opening. The valve is integrated with the outflow opening to selectively allow urine to flow from the chamber through the outflow opening. The sensors are configured to detect a urine level in the chamber. The alert mechanism is configured to generate a sensory output to alert the user that the bladder should be emptied upon detection of the urine level in the chamber by one of the sensors. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An artificial bladder system comprising: an implantable bladder including an outer wall forming a chamber for collecting urine of a user, the outer wall including inflow openings and an outflow opening; a valve integrated with the outflow opening to selectively allow urine to flow from the chamber through the outflow opening; and a sensor configured to detect a urine level in the chamber, the sensor being positioned in the middle of the chamber to detect the urine level at approximately fifty percent in at least two different orientations of the bladder. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The artificial bladder system of claim 1, further comprising an alert mechanism configured to generate a sensory output to alert the user that the bladder should be emptied. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The artificial bladder system of claim 2, the alert mechanism being configured to be attached to an abdomen wall of the user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The artificial bladder system of claim 2, the alert mechanism being configured to generate an enhanced sensory output when the bladder is in a prone position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The artificial bladder system of claim 1, further comprising a battery configured to supply electrical power to the valve, the valve being configured to open when power is not provided to the valve or when the artificial bladder system has faulted. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The artificial bladder system of claim 1, the valve including a spring-loaded hinge shiftable to an open position via a catheter and automatically shiftable to a closed position upon removal of the catheter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The artificial bladder system of claim 1, the valve being embedded in the outer wall of the bladder. ### Claim 8 An artificial bladder system comprising: an implantable bladder including an outer wall forming a chamber for collecting urine of a user, the outer wall including inflow openings and an outflow opening; a valve integrated with the outflow opening to selectively allow urine to flow from the chamber through the outflow opening; and a plurality of sensors configured to detect a urine level in the chamber, the plurality of sensors including a sensor positioned in the middle of the chamber to detect the urine level at approximately fifty percent in at least two different orientations of the bladder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The artificial bladder system of claim 8, further comprising an alert mechanism configured to generate a sensory output to alert the user that the bladder should be emptied. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The artificial bladder system of claim 9, the alert mechanism being configured to be attached to an abdomen wall of the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The artificial bladder system of claim 9, the alert mechanism being configured to generate an enhanced sensory output when the bladder is in a prone position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The artificial bladder system of claim 8, further comprising a battery configured to supply electrical power to the valve, the valve being configured to open when power is not provided to the valve or when the artificial bladder system has faulted. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The artificial bladder system of claim 8, the valve including a spring-loaded hinge shiftable to an open position via a catheter and automatically shiftable to a closed position upon removal of the catheter. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The artificial bladder system of claim 8, the valve being embedded in the outer wall of the bladder. ### Claim 15 An artificial bladder system comprising: an implantable bladder including an outer wall forming a chamber for collecting urine of a user, the outer wall including inflow openings and an outflow opening; a valve integrated with the outflow opening to selectively allow urine to flow from the chamber through the outflow opening; and a first sensor positioned near the outer wall to detect a first urine level; a second sensor positioned near the outer wall above the first sensor to detect a second urine level greater than the first urine level; and a third sensor positioned in the middle of the chamber to detect a urine level at approximately fifty percent in at least two different orientations of the bladder. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The artificial bladder system of claim 15, further comprising an alert mechanism configured to generate a sensory output to alert the user that the bladder should be emptied. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The artificial bladder system of claim 16, the alert mechanism being configured to be attached to an abdomen wall of the user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The artificial bladder system of claim 16, the alert mechanism being configured to generate an enhanced sensory output when the bladder is in a prone position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The artificial bladder system of claim 15, further comprising a battery configured to supply electrical power to the valve, the valve being configured to open when power is not provided to the valve or when the artificial bladder system has faulted. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The artificial bladder system of claim 15, the valve including a spring-loaded hinge shiftable to an open position via a catheter and automatically shiftable to a closed position upon removal of the catheter.