ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER MUSCLE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use an artificial anus mentally satisfactorily without the fear of infection by the passing of a tube and a stimulation electrode through the skin. SOLUTION: This artificial sphincter muscle is composed of an opening/ closing part 1 by a shape memory alloy and a temperature control heater 2. To the temperature control heater 2, power is supplied by a transdermal power transmission system 11 for which a coil on the side connected to a power source is a primary coil 3 and a coil on the side connected to a load is a secondary coil 4.