Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic sphincter augmentation device for urinary incontinence
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Application No.: US16171712Application Date: 2018-10-26
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Publication No.: US11324512B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Celeste L. Huster , Brandon D. Bullitt , Kyle P. Taylor , Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. , Janet L. DeMarchi
- Applicant: Torax Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Shoreview
- Assignee: Torax Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Torax Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Shoreview
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/12
- IPC: A61B17/12 ; A61F2/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A sphincter augmentation device includes a plurality of bodies and a flexible band coupled with the bodies. The bodies define a first circumferential portion of the device and are magnetically biased toward one another. The flexible band defines a second circumferential portion of the device such that the bodies are arranged non-axisymmetrically about a central axis of the device. The device is sized to be positioned around a human urethra so that the bodies and the flexible band bear inwardly against the urethra. The device is configured to transition between a radially expanded state and a radially contracted state by the magnetic bias of the bodies to constrict the urethra.
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