United States
US 12,697,479 B1
Urethral flow control valve and system and methods thereof
US 12,697,479 B1 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Individual. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Individual
- Inventors
- Mr. Norman E. Liddell; Mrs. Dianne M. Liddell
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2025-04-11
- Document type
- B1 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,479 B1 · US12697479 · 12697479
Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a system composed of several devices that function together to selectively, on demand, control the flow of urine through the urethra. A valve also permits catheter-based elective or emergency instrumentation of the upper urinary tract without removal of the valve from the urethra. One aspect of the present invention is a body-implanted, coordinating system of devices for managing urine flow from a patient's urinary bladder through the urethra to the external environment primarily to prevent urinary incontinence with its sequelae.…
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