Patent ID: 7998055

Claim:
A urethral prosthesis comprising: a first arm and a second arm that are joined at proximal ends to define a junction adapted to exert pressure on a portion of a urethra when implanted, wherein the first and second arms each have a length and are capable of extending from a location below the urethra at the junction to locations in a pelvic region of a patient's body, such that distal ends of the first and second arms are capable of extending to pelvic region locations on respective right and left sides of the patient body; a stem joined to the junction that is adapted to decrease the pressure exerted on the portion of the urethra when a tension force is exerted on the stem, wherein the stem has a length no greater than the lengths of the first and second arms; and wherein one or more dilator is secured to one or more distal ends of the first and second arms.