Context

• Defined as an involuntary urine leakage on effort or exertion or on sneezing or coughing.
• This is the most common type of Urinary Incontinence. A condition that affects otherwise well-being patients with huge psychological and social burden. One of the first causes of social isolation. 90% of patients are women.
• A recent report forecasts that the prevalence of SUI would increase from 44.7 million in 2010 to 46.7 million women by 2020 in the seven major markets. About 1 to 1.5 Mio patients worldwide are candidates for an artificial urinary sphincter
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Proposed solution &  Avantages

• Positions around the urethra
• Allows continence while minimizing tissue stress
• A patient remote control for optimal use
• Patient access via his/her own remote control to permit voiding
• A surgeon interface allowing surgeon post-operative surveillance and adaptation
• Patient-specific monitoring
• Device individually adjusted in post-surgery
• Cuffs designed to allow endoscopic investigations