Mechanical anal incontinence apparatus
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1. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising:
- an adjustable non-inflatable restriction device adapted to be implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence, to restrict a fecal passageway of the patient,a hydraulic adjustment device adapted to be implanted in the patient for adjusting said restriction device to restrict the fecal passageway to prevent feces from passing therethrough and to enlarge the fecal passageway to allow feces to readily pass therethrough,an implantable reservoir adapted to contain a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid, providing a fluid connection between said reservoir and said hydraulic adjustment device,a powered operation device adapted to be implanted in the patient for operating said hydraulic adjustment device by distributing hydraulic fluid between said reservoir and said hydraulic adjustment device, anda control device adapted to be noninvasively controlled from outside a body of the patient comprisinga first implantable control unit for controlling both a constriction and release of the adjustable restriction device to open and close the fecal passageway, anda second control unit adapted to send a control signal to the first control unit, operated from outside the patients body.
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Abstract
An anal incontinence treatment apparatus with an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence. The device engages a portion of the colon or rectum of the patient to restrict the fecal passageway. A hydraulic adjustment device adjusts the restriction device to restrict or release the fecal passageway, i.e. to normally close the fecal passageway and open the fecal passageway when the patient wants to relieve himself or herself.
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1. An anal incontinence treatment apparatus, comprising:
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an adjustable non-inflatable restriction device adapted to be implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence, to restrict a fecal passageway of the patient, a hydraulic adjustment device adapted to be implanted in the patient for adjusting said restriction device to restrict the fecal passageway to prevent feces from passing therethrough and to enlarge the fecal passageway to allow feces to readily pass therethrough, an implantable reservoir adapted to contain a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid, providing a fluid connection between said reservoir and said hydraulic adjustment device, a powered operation device adapted to be implanted in the patient for operating said hydraulic adjustment device by distributing hydraulic fluid between said reservoir and said hydraulic adjustment device, and a control device adapted to be noninvasively controlled from outside a body of the patient comprising a first implantable control unit for controlling both a constriction and release of the adjustable restriction device to open and close the fecal passageway, and a second control unit adapted to send a control signal to the first control unit, operated from outside the patients body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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