Patent ID: 8632450

Claim:
A method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient, the method comprising: implanting in the patient a device comprising a band and a pendant connected to and extending from the band, where the band encloses two magnets and includes a diameter that is sized for placement of the band around a urethra of the patient, and where the pendant includes a first width at a first location where the pendant is connected to the band and a second width at a second location at a middle portion of the pendant, where the pendant is tear drop shaped and the second width of the pendant is larger than the first width such that the pendant is shaped to be implantable into a scrotum, where the pendant has a thickness between opposed major faces of the pendant with the thickness less than the first width such that the pendant is implantable into a labia, and the pendant encloses a power source and a switch that are connected to the two magnets; implanting the band around a portion of a urethra; implanting the pendant outside of a pelvis; and configuring the power source to electromagnetically couple the two magnets for constricting a lumen of the urethra.