title: [Development of a magnetic urethral closure device--an animal experiment study].
abstract: The new magnetic closure device consists of a retropubically implanted magnet and another removable intravaginal magnet, which gently closes the urethra. This system has shown its proper function in Merino sheep during a period of observation up to 33 weeks. The pressure on the tissue can be adjusted by the size and strength of the removable magnet. By using smooth-edged magnets, no necrosis of the vaginal wall and urethra could be observed.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universität Ulm und München-Gauting.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Grüneberger
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hennig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008280:Magnetics; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012756:Sheep; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D016741:Urinary Sphincter, Artificial; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Entwicklung eines magnetischen Urethralverschlusses--eine tierexperimentelle Studie.