US PATENT SUBCLASS 600 / 31-- .~.~ With fluid actuated occluding means (e.g., inflatable cuff)

US PATENT SUBCLASS 600 / 31
.~.~ With fluid actuated occluding means (e.g., inflatable cuff)

Current as of: June, 1999
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600 /	HD	SURGERY

29	DF	BODY INSERTED URINARY OR COLONIC INCONTINENT DEVICE OR TREATMENT (e.g., artificial sphincters, etc.) {2}
30	DF	.~ Implanted {1}
31		.~.~ With fluid actuated occluding means (e.g., inflatable cuff)

DEFINITION

Classification: 600/31

With fluid actuated occluding means (e.g., inflatable cuff):

(under subclass 30) Subject matter wherein the implanted device is provided with a means which is inflated by air or a liquid for closing off or occluding a body waste duct.

(1) Note. This generally consists of an inflatable cuff which surrounds or presses against the body duct when inflated to occlude the duct thereby preventing undesirable leakage or drip therefrom. The system for inflating and deflating the cuff also included.