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US 4,587,955 AGranted
Latch for securing an artificial sphincter
AssigneeMedical Engineering Corporation
InventorJeffrey R. Gengler
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Abstract
A latch for securing the ends of a belt together so as to encircle an inflatable cuff of an artificial sphincter. The latch includes two rotatable components with cavities which receive the belt ends when the components are suitably rotated and capture the belt ends within the latch when the belt is in tension.
Claims8
A latch for securing the ends of a belt together so as to encircle an inflatable cuff of an artificial sphincter, said latch comprising:
- two components mounted on a common pin, at least one of said components being at least partly rotatable about said pin relative to said other component, each of said components including at least one cavity for receipt of a portion of the belt end, said cavities being accessible for insertion or removal of said belt portion upon suitable rotation of at least one of said components, said inserted belt ends being captured within said cavities when said two components are in a rotatably stabilized condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.