Patent ID: 7328070

Claim:
An implantable pressure sensor comprising: a sensor housing; a first flexible tube extending from the housing; a second flexible tube extending from the housing; and a sensing device that senses a fluid pressure within the first flexible tube indicative of a urinary sphincter pressure level outside of the first flexible tube when the first flexible tube is positioned adjacent a urinary sphincter of a patient, and senses a fluid pressure within the second flexible tube indicative of a urethral pressure level outside of the second flexible tube when the second flexible tube is positioned within a urethra of the patient, wherein each of the first flexible tube and the second flexible tube includes a closed distal end and an open proximal end in communication with the sensing device, and wherein a proximal portion of the second flexible tube is disposed within the first flexible tube, and a distal portion of the second flexible tube extends beyond a distal portion of the first flexible tube such that the distal portion of the second flexible tube is positioned within the urethra when the first flexible tube is positioned adjacent to the urinary sphincter.