US 11,911,254 B1
Male continence device
Richard A. Helms, Big Lake, MN (US); Ken L. Adam, Chanhassen, MN (US); Lewis A. Ratajczak, Milaca, MN (US); Joseph T. Mahon, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Scott A. Olson, Zimmerman, MN (US)
Filed by Richard A. Helms, Big Lake, MN (US); Ken L. Adam, Chanhassen, MN (US); Lewis A. Ratajczak, Milaca, MN (US); Joseph T. Mahon, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Scott A. Olson, Zimmerman, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,082.
Application 18/159,082 is a division of application No. 17/842,769, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,583,380.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/26 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0036 (2013.01) [A61F 2/26 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An occluding assembly configured to be surgically implanted and selectively occlude an anatomical lumen,
said occluding assembly comprising:
an implant body having a longitudinally split tube of generally “C”-shaped cross-section configured to circumscribe said anatomical lumen and thereby defining a longitudinally extensive gap; and
a bi-stable spring having a body longer than and spanning said longitudinally extensive gap in said implant body and having a first stable anatomical lumen occluding position curved toward said anatomical lumen and thereby configured to occlude said anatomical lumen, and a second stable anatomical lumen un-occluding position curved outward away from said anatomical lumen and thereby configured to leave said anatomical lumen un-occluded;
wherein said bi-stable spring passes through a first radial opening and a second radial opening, each opening extending through said implant body adjacent to and on opposed sides of said longitudinally extensive gap; and
wherein said bi-stable spring body is blocked from passing through said radial openings.