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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Ams Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Steven W. Siegel, North Oaks, MN (US);
Kevin R. Arnal, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Robert E. Lund, St. Michael, MN (US);
Kimberly A. Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
Brian P. Watschke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a urethral prosthesis including a first and a second arm that join to form a junction, and a stem that is also joined to the junction. The junction is adapted to exert sufficient pressure on a portion of a patient's urethra to prevent unintentional voiding of the patient's bladder. However, upon exerting a tension force on the stem, the pressure exerted by the junction is reduced such that the patient's bladder may be intentionally voided.