Surgery – Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or... – Implanted
Patent
1985-02-19
1989-11-21
Thaler, Michael H.
Surgery
Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
Implanted
128325, 128DIG25, A61B 1712
Patent
active
048819395
ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns an implantable, inflatable helical cuff which is wrapped about a tubular body member such as a nerve cord, esophagus, colon, intestine, or blood vessel in a pressure transferring relationship. The cuff may be completely inflated to function as an occluder, or partially inflated to function as a pressure sensor or transducer in an appropriate system.
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Archibald Robert E.
Thaler Michael H.
The Johns Hopkins University
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