Patent ID: 9744015
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An artificial urinary sphincter system, comprising: a reservoir to hold a fluid; a cuff that includes a pre-shaped spiral tube to be wrapped around a urethra having a first end portion and a second end portion and a fluid lumen extending between the first and second end portions; a connector having a fluid lumen coupled to the first end portion and the second end portion of the cuff such that fluid flows through the connector to the first and second end portions of the cuff; and a control device to be fluidically coupled to the reservoir and the connector and to regulate transfer of the fluid between the reservoir and the cuff through the fluid lumen of the connector, such that the cuff receives and dispatches the fluid to expand and contract the pre-shaped spiral tube and to coapt the urethra for continence and open the urethra for voiding, the control device being configured to move fluid from the cuff to open the urethra for voiding.