Patent ID: 9486301
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An artificial urinary sphincter system comprising: a pump attachable with tubing between a pressure regulating reservoir and a cuff, the cuff configured for placement around a portion of a urethra and comprising: a first inflatable balloon; a second inflatable balloon; a rigid frame to which the first and second inflatable balloons are attached, a gap formed from a top edge to a bottom edge of the rigid frame providing the rigid frame with a C-shaped conformation in lateral cross-section having a first lateral section separated from a second lateral section; wherein the first inflatable balloon is attached to an interior surface of the rigid frame on the first lateral section at a first end of the gap and along a first quadrant of the rigid frame, and the second inflatable balloon attached to the interior surface at a second end of the gap and along a second quadrant of the rigid frame.