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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Wolfgang Abele, Tuttlingen/Donau, DE;
Erich K. Odermatt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Wolfgang Abele, Tuttlingen/Donau, DE;
Erich K. Odermatt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen/Donau, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for the prevention of incontinence, especially urinary incontinence, with an expandable balloon () that is connected to at least one fluid conduit () by means of which the volume of the balloon () can be adjusted. The band is embodied as a porous tube (). The balloon () is located inside the porous tube.