Urethra control device
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1. A urethra control device comprising:
- a valve jacket adapted to be positioned in the urethra to control fluid flow;
a valve within the valve jacket;
a collar on an outer surface of the valve jacket,the collar adapted to engage an inner surface of the urethra to secure the valve jacket relative to the urethra.
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Abstract
A urethra control device has a control valve and is used for controlling fluid flow. The control valve is adapted to be inserted a short distance with the open distal end of the urethra of a subject. The control valve has a valve jacket to be positioned in the urethra and a valve within the valve jacket. A collar on the outer surface of the valve jacket engages an inner surface of the urethra to secure the valve jacket relative to the urethra.
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1. A urethra control device comprising:
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a valve jacket adapted to be positioned in the urethra to control fluid flow; a valve within the valve jacket; a collar on an outer surface of the valve jacket, the collar adapted to engage an inner surface of the urethra to secure the valve jacket relative to the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A urethra control device comprising:
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a control valve adapted to be inserted a short distance within the open distal end of the urethra of a subject, which valve comprises; (i) a cylindrical jacket having an outlet end and an inlet end and an external diameter and surface that extends a short distance into the open distal end of the urethra of a subject; (ii) a collar about the jacket to stabilize the jacket in position within and to the interior wall of the urethra, the collar moving between a radially outwardly extended, inflatable position to stabilize the jacket and a radially deflated position to permit the insertion into or removal from the urethra of the jacket; (iii) one radially extended flange having an external surface from the outlet end of the jacket adapted to fit about and adjacent the open distal end of the urethra; (iv) a valve on the external surface of the flange to permit the introduction of a fluid into the collar and to permit the release of the fluid from the collar; (v) a chamber in the jacket to connect the valve with the collar; (vi) a head secured to the outlet end of the jacket and having at least one fluid flow passageway to permit the flow of fluid externally from the subject; and (vii) a tension-biased, magnetically activated ball valve within the jacket, which ball valve is adapted to move generally longitudinally within the jacket between a tension-biased position against a valve seat to prevent the flow of fluid through the jacket from the inlet to the passageway and a magnetically activated, open position with the ball valve removed from the valve seat to permit the flow of fluid from the inlet to the passageway;
by the external use of magnet by the subject, the ball valve having sufficient tension to be placed in the closed position, but insufficient to prevent the ball valve to move to the open position when magnetically activated or to prevent the movement of the ball valve to the open position by sufficient bladder pressure of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling fluid flow comprising the steps of:
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inserting a valve a short distance within a lumen from a distal end; securing the valve in position within an interior wall of the lumen with a collar; and operating the valve to control fluid flow in the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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