Patent ID: 11872107
Assignee: UROMEMS
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 26:
27. A method to control a device for prevention of urinary leakage of a patient, the device comprising a cuff compressing a urethra of the patient, an implanted electronic controller configured to actuate the cuff, and a sensor coupled with the implanted electronic controller, the method comprising:
measuring activity of the patient with the sensor,
comparing the measured activity of the patient with a threshold value associated with the urinary leakage based on the activity of the patient, via the implanted electronic controller, and
the implanted electronic controller instructing the cuff depending on the comparison to anticipate a possible urinary leak, and
a remote controller communicating with the implanted electronic controller, the remote controller being external to the patient, and the remote controller allowing parameterization modification of the implanted electronic controller,
wherein in response to an opening instruction the cuff no longer applies any compression on the urethra, and in response to a closing instruction the cuff exerts a compression on the urethra equal to a compression on the urethra prior to the opening instruction, the patient being able to give the opening or closing instruction via a physiological signal.