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US 7,008,372 B2Granted
Artificial endosphincter
AssigneeWilly Rusch AG
InventorsChristian Chaussy, Stefan Thüroff, 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).
Claims20
An artificial endosphincter for a urethra, the endosphincter comprising:
- a retaining part, structured as a temperature-independent, self-expanding stent;
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- a valve which can be manually actuated by external pressure, wherein said valve is a self-closing, crossed slotted valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.