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Artificial sphincter

A sphincter, artificial technology, applied in the field of artificial sphincter, can solve the problem that patients are not very comfortable

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-12
PAVAD MEDICAL
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Not very comfortable for patients to use these systems

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[0034] While preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that these embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerous variations, changes, and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the invention. It should be understood that various alternatives to the embodiments of the invention described herein may be employed in practicing the invention. It is intended that the following claims define the scope of the invention and that methods and structures within the scope of these claims and their equivalents be covered.

[0035] artificial sphincter system

[0036]Figures 1A and 1B show male and female urinary systems. As shown in Figure 1A, some parts of the male urinary system are bladder 1, prostate 3, urethral sphincter 2, urethra 4 and scrotum 9. As shown in FIG. 1B , parts of the female urinary system have bladder 1 , uterus 8 , urethral sphincter 2 , ...

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A biologically implantable artificial sphincter system and methods of using the same is disclosed. The artificial sphincter system disclosed herein comprises a support and an electroactive polymer element, both of which are adapted and configured to open and / or close a body cavity. The artificial sphincter systems are useful in the treatment of urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and reflux disorders. The implanted artificial sphincter can also provide a signal to the recipient to urinate or defecate.

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[0001] cross reference [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application 60 / 604,723, filed August 25, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference. field of invention [0003] The present invention relates to artificial sphincters, such as urethral, ​​anal and gastric sphincters, and methods of use thereof. Background of the invention [0004] It is estimated that more than 12 million Americans suffer from urinary incontinence. Incontinence affects people of all ages, all genders and all social and economic levels. It is also estimated that 15-30% of people over the age of 60 suffer from incontinence. Women are twice as likely as men to have the disorder. Additionally, at least half of the 1.5 million Americans living in nursing homes suffer from incontinence. The exact number of people with incontinence is not known, but the total number of people affected is likely to be much higher than current estimates. Incontinence is a symptom that can be...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61F2/02
CPCA61F2/0031A61N1/36007A61F2/0022A61N1/0512A61F2/0036A61L27/14A61L27/50A61F2/0004
Inventor A·V·赫格德G·Y·乔伊W·S·布克
Owner PAVAD MEDICAL
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