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Endosphincter, set for releasable closure of the urethra and method for introduction of an endosphincter into the urethra

  • US 6,022,312 A
  • Filed: 02/20/1998
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Artificial endosphincter for the urethra, with a retaining part and a valve body that can be secured by the latter in the urethra, with a valve that can be operated manually from the outside by exerting pressure, wherein the retaining part has a cylindrical main body with a first diameter D, and at one end thereof, a likewise cylindrical end section with a smaller second diameter d, and wherein said main body of said retaining part and said cylindrical end section thereof have an expanding retaining area for said valve body permanently connecting them together and wherein the retaining part has openings in its jacket wall to secure said valve body in the urethra.

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