Patent ID: 8545384
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus, comprising: a restriction device implantable in a patient that is operable to perform a reversible function involving enlarging and restricting the patient's fecal passageway, a source of energy implantable in the patient, a control device operable from outside the patient's body for releasing energy from said source of energy, said released energy being used in connection with the operation of said restriction device, an operation device implantable in the patient comprising a motor or a pump, wherein the source of energy is adapted to power the motor or the pump to operate the restriction device, and wherein the apparatus further comprises: an external data communicator intended to be outside the patient's body and an internal data communicator implantable in the patient for communicating with said external communicator, wherein said internal communicator feeds data related to the patient back, or data related to the implanted restriction device, to said external communicator, or said external communicator feeds data to said internal communicator, wherein the control device comprises an external control unit adapted to load an internal control unit with data in accordance with a loading mode only authorized for a doctor.