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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Torax Medical, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Celeste L. Huster, Blaine, MN (US);
Brandon D. Bullitt, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kyle P. Taylor, Greenfield, MN (US);
Jerome K. Grudem, Jr., Rogers, MN (US);
Janet L. DeMarchi, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Torax Medical, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Abstract
A sphincter augmentation device includes a plurality of bodies and a flexible band coupled with the bodies. The bodies define a first circumferential portion of the device and are magnetically biased toward one another. The flexible band defines a second circumferential portion of the device such that the bodies are arranged non-axisymmetrically about a central axis of the device. The device is sized to be positioned around a human urethra so that the bodies and the flexible band bear inwardly against the urethra. The device is configured to transition between a radially expanded state and a radially contracted state by the magnetic bias of the bodies to constrict the urethra.