Artificial sphincter

Details Artificial sphincter Artificial sphincter

1981-08-12

1983-06-07

Truluck, Dalton L.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128346, 128DIG25, A61B 1700

Patent

active

043866018

ABSTRACT:
An artificial sphincter comprises an inflatable occlusion means which is normally inflated with hydraulic fluid under pressure to cut off flow through a body passage, an improved accumulator balloon having a relatively inelastic shell which serves as a reservoir for hydraulic fluid for the inflatable occlusion means and a gas filled bladder which controls fluid pressure in the closed system, a pump to suck fluid from the occlusion means to deflate it and open the body passage to fluid flow and tubing connecting the inflatable occlusion means, the accumulator balloon and the pump to form a closed system. The sphincter also includes a first check valve at the inflatable occlusion means which allows fluid to freely flow out of the inflatable occlusion means, a second check valve at the accumulator balloon which allows fluid to freely flow into the accumulator balloon and resistance means which restricts fluid flow into the inflatable occlusion means and out of the accumulator balloon to a low rate of flow.

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Kintzonidis et al.-Trans. Amer. Soc. Art. Inter. Orgs., vol. XVII, 1971, pp. 138-142.

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