Bodily fluid draining device and method
CA 2446914 A1 · Owner: Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · Inventors: O'Keefe, Christopher R.; Rioux, Robert F.
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A urethral prosthesis (9) with prostatic and bulbar segments connected by two types of ties allows the prosthesis to assume at least two configurations , different with inter-segmental distances adapted to situations where the patient either has or does not have normal control of the external sphincter. This is particularly useful for a patient undergoing an anesthetic procedure that affects the external sphincter muscles. When the muscles are anesthetized, the prosthesis (9) may provide constant urine voiding and when , the anesthetic effects wear off the prosthesis may assume a different configuration to allow the sphincter to reassert control over urinary voiding.
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- Filed May 1, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 1, 2022.
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