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Anal sphincter training device

  • US 5,117,840 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1989
  • Issued: 06/02/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for use in training the sphincter ani externus of a patient, comprising, a body member comprising a tip portion, a reduced neck joined at one end thereof to said tip portion, and a broadened base joined to said reduced neck at the other end thereof;

  • a sleeve member comprising a tip portion, a mid portion and a base portion, said sleeve being adapted to fit snugly over and conform to said body member, said sleeve member being made from a flexible, elastomeric dielectric material, said sleeve member comprising four circumferentially spaced-apart electrodes extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the outer surface of said mid portion of said sleeve member and adapted to contact the sphincter ani externus of the patient.

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