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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Curtis R Helms, Huntsville, AL (US);
Harold M Smyly, Huntsville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128346 ; 128D / ; 137493 ;
Abstract
A pump/valve unit for controlling the inflation and deflation of a urethral collar in a prosthetic urinary sphincter device is disclosed including a compressible bulb pump defining a reservoir made integral with a valve unit for implant wherein the valve unit includes a movable valve member operable by depression of a flexible portion of the valve unit housing for controlling fluid flow between the reservoir and collar and a pressure sensing means which operates the valve member to relieve an excess pressure in the collar should too much pressure be applied by the patient.