ONE-PIECE MONOLITHIC CUFF AND ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER SYSTEM

摘要

An artificial urinary sphincter system has a pressure reservoir attachable to a pump and a conduit attachable between the pump and a cuff. The cuff is formed as a one-piece monolithic polymer structure that is substantially circular in radial cross-section. The cuff has an interior wall connected by a pair of opposing end walls to an exterior wall and includes a closed cavity located between the interior wall and the exterior wall. The cuff has a part line that allows for placement of the cuff around a urethra of a user.

主权项

1. An artificial urinary sphincter system comprising:
a pressure reservoir attachable to a pump and a conduit attachable between the pump and a cuff, the cuff formed as a one-piece monolithic polymer structure that is substantially circular in radial cross-section, the cuff having an interior wall connected by a pair of opposing end walls to an exterior wall, the cuff including a closed cavity located between the interior wall and the exterior wall and between the pair of opposing end walls; wherein the one-piece monolithic polymer structure has a part line that is formed by a first face of the cuff that is separable from a second face of the cuff to allow the first face to be separated from the second face for placement of the cuff around a urethra of a user; and wherein the conduit is attachable to a connector that is attached to the exterior wall of the cuff adjacent to one of the first face or the second face, the connector communicating with the closed cavity.