Patent ID: 9566143
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An incontinence treatment device including a pump attachable to a reservoir, the pump operable to move liquid out of the reservoir, the incontinence treatment device comprising: an artificial urethra providing a flow diameter inside of a circumferential wall and formed of a material selected from the group consisting of autograft material, allograft material, xenograft material, decellularized tissue, decellularized allograft tissue, rubber, silicone, thermoplastic polymers, thermoset polymers, blends of polymers, and copolymers, the artificial urethra attachable to a natural urethra such that the flow diameter is aligned with a lumen of the natural urethra to allow passage of urine through the artificial urethra; and a closure device having a manifold wall attached directly to an outer surface of the circumferential wall of the artificial urethra; wherein a manifold space is formed between the manifold wall and the circumferential wall of the artificial urethra; wherein the pump is operable to move the liquid out of the reservoir to displace a portion of the circumferential wall in the manifold space and reduce the flow diameter of the artificial urethra.