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Mechanical anal incontinence apparatus

  • US 9,883,934 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2014
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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