Patent ID: 6296668
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An artificial implant for a urinary system comprising:a flexible reservoir having an outer shell and an inner pouch, wherein said inner pouch is not attached to said outer shell and is thus extractable;two input tubular elements opening into the interior of said inner pouch and which are fixed to said reservoir via mechanical connections and which are connectable to two renal parenchymas at the other end;an outlet tubular element opening into said inner pouch and containing an artificial urethral sphincter;wherein said reservior, said input tubular elements, and said output tubular element each has an outer layer and an inner layer, wherein said outer layer is a biocompatible material and said inner layer is a material that prevents adhesion of biological residues; andwherein said reservoir and input and output tubular elements have a flattened state when empty and an expanded state.