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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Magnetic Five Llc, Big Lake, MN (US);
Richard A. Helms, Big Lake, MN (US);
Ken L. Adam, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Lewis A. Ratajczak, Milaca, MN (US);
Joseph T. Mahon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott A. Olson, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A surgically implanted occluding assembly comprises an implant body having a longitudinally split generally 'C'-shaped cross-section tube circumscribing an anatomical lumen. In one embodiment, the surgically implanted occluding assembly is a male continence device selectively occluding a urethra. In some embodiments an occluding magnet is rigidly affixed with the implant body, and an external selective occlusion control assembly is used to selectively activate the surgically implanted occluding assembly. The external assembly has a magnet, and body supporting the magnet. The external selective occlusion control assembly is configured to be selectively placed and retained adjacent to the surgically implanted occluding assembly. In some embodiments, a bi-stable spring longer than and spanning the longitudinal split in the implant body has a first stable anatomical lumen occluding position curved into an interior of the longitudinal split, and a second stable anatomical lumen open position curved outward exterior of the longitudinally split tube.