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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Rodney A. Brenneman, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Mario Maciel, Pinon Hills, CA (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Galt Laboratories, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
A prosthetic device for controlling urinary continence is disclosed. The device has an opening pressure that varies in response to changes in physiologic parameters. The device can be controlled by the patient voluntarily without manual intervention. An introducer for transurethrally introducing the device is also disclosed. In addition, a nonsurgical or minimally invasive method of positioning the device for maintaining urinary continence is disclosed.