PD08-04 BIO-ENGINEERING OF A NOVEL BLUETOOTH TELEMETRICALLY CONTROLLED ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) for post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence (PPI) has become the gold standard treatment. Precision Medical Devices (PMD) has developed a new AUS. The Politano-Sayet-Sutherland Flow Control Device (PSS-FCD) has undergone 6 previous prototypes before establishing this current model. The current working model is composed of 3 elements: 1) Control/Battery Pack (CBP) 2) Valve assembly with separate Anvil Cap piece; 3) Remote Master Control Module (MCM).METHODS:The CBP consists of electronic and drive components. A printed circuit board, stepper motor and a lithium cell array are contained in the fully, hermetically-sealed waterproof titanium casing.The valve assembly consists of a cable link, a plunger and two shell halves. The cable link connects the cuff and plunger to the CBP. The CBP opens and closes the plunger via the drive assembly and has the ability to adjust the magnitude of closure force with 10 different settings based on co...