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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CLOSING A NATURAL OR IMPLANTED BODY PASSAGE

  • US 3,750,194 A
  • Filed: 03/16/1971
  • Issued: 08/07/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An implantable apparatus for reversibly closing a natural or implanted urethra comprising an implantable fluid reservoir, an implantable O-shaped distensible member, a funnel shaped member for assisting in keeping said distensible member in place when implanted connected to said distensible member, said funnel shaped member having a channel extending therethrough and being shaped to fit within the inlet to a urethra in a body, and implantable pumping means operatively connected to said fluid reservoir and said distensible member for pumping fluid from said reservoir to said distensible member to cause distension thereof to close said urethra and to pump fluid from said distensible member to cause deflation thereof to open said urethra.

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