Patent ID: 9622848
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A system for treating urinary incontinence in a patient, comprising: a stent-like device configured for deployment within a urethra, the stent-like device having; first and second body portions; and an interior valve mechanism having a pivoting member including a stopper member, a flange member, and a biasing member, the biasing member including a spring member, the biasing member biasing the pivoting member toward a closed position such that urine flow is at least substantially blocked through the valve mechanism to promote continence, with the stopper member defining a first arm structure and the flange member defining a second arm structure extending at a fixed angle from the stopper member such that the stopper member and the flange member are operably connected to rotate together and the distance therebetween does not substantially change, wherein the valve mechanism is configured such that, during normal operation, the valve mechanism is passively actuated toward an open position when a threshold fluid pressure force is applied to the flange member parallel to a natural direction of urine flow through the urethra without application of an external force.