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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
University of Dammam, Dammam, SA;
Inventors:
Rawan A. Rahman Alharmi, Isa Town, BH;
Rayan Mohammed Ali Alabduljabbar, AlQatif, SA;
Nusaybah Nasser Alnaim, Dammam, SA;
Assignee:
University of Dammam, Dammam, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0018 (2013.01); A61B 5/205 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0002 (2013.01); A61F 2250/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of bodies that attract one another are provided for implanting in a patient, specifically around a body passage of the patient. For example, the body passage may be the urethra, and the plurality of bodies may be implanted around the outside of the urethra, and the bodies being substantially coaxial with the urethra. The attraction between adjacent bodies may be provided by a magnetic or a mechanical force.