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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Christian Chaussy, Strasslach, DE;
Stefan Thüroff, München, DE;
Klaus Schmitt, Remshalden, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Willy Rüsch GmbH, Kernen-Rommelshausen, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an artificial endosphincter () for the urethra, comprising a retaining part () and a valve () which can be manually actuated by pressure from the outside, the retaining part () is formed as self-expanding stent. This permits gentle, simple and safe positioning as well as reliable and simple handling of the artificial endosphincter ().