Patent ID: 7131996

Claim:
An artificial urinary diversion device comprising a urinary bladder, having an axial direction and comprising at least one first portion having a plurality of first cross-sectional areas perpendicular to said axial direction defining both the outer surface and the inner volume of said first portion, said first portion including at least one largest first cross-sectional area and at least one outlet, a second portion having a plurality of second cross-sectional areas perpendicular to said axial direction defining both the outer surface and the inner volume of said second portion, said second portion including at least one largest second cross-sectional area, and a third portion having a plurality of third cross-sectional surfaces perpendicular to said axial direction defining both the outer surface and the inner volume of said third portion, said third portion including at least one largest third cross-sectional area, and at least one inlet for attachment to the renal urether of a patient, said second portion being arranged between said first portion and said third portion, said at least one largest third cross-sectional area being larger than said at least one largest second cross-sectional area, a sphincter mechanism for opening and closing said at least one outlet and being disposed in at least one of said first, second or third portions, control means for controlling said opening and closing of said sphincter mechanism for emptying said urinary bladder, and a pump for emptying said urinary bladder, said pump being entirely enclosed within said first, second or third portions of said artificial urinary diversion device.