Patent ID: 7828716
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for use in body tissue under skin of a person near a urethra and a bladder neck for coaptation of the urethra, the implantable device comprising: an expandable membrane element adapted to adjustably coapt the urethra; a rear port element including a cavity, the rear port element adapted to allow addition of a flowable material to the cavity using an external fluid source to increase a size of the expandable membrane element after the implantable device is implanted into the body tissue; and an elongate conduit element coupled between the expandable membrane element and the rear port element, the elongate conduit element including a first lumen connected between the expandable element and the rear port element to allow the flowable material to flow into the expandable membrane element from the cavity of the rear port element, the elongate conduit element having a length allowing the expandable membrane element to be delivered to near the bladder neck and the rear port element to be located immediately under the skin, wherein the implantable device is adapted to be surgically implanted into the body tissue adjacent to the urethra and the bladder neck.