Patent ID: 8313423

Claim:
An anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus, comprising: an operable restriction device adapted to be implanted in a patient to engage the colon or rectum or the prolongation thereof to form a restricted fecal passageway in the colon or rectum or the prolongation thereof, an energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient's body, an energy transfer device adapted to be implanted in the patient for transferring energy transmitted by said energy transmission device into a different form energy, said restriction device being operable in response to said different form energy to vary the restriction of the restricted fecal passageway, and an operation device adapted to be implanted in the patient for operating said restriction device, wherein said different form energy is used for powering said operation device to operate said restriction device to close the fecal passageway to prevent feces to pass therethrough and to enlarge the fecal passageway to allow feces to readily pass therethrough.