Artificial urinary sphincter: evolution and development.
The first hydraulic artificial urinary sphincter came into clinical use in 1972. The original prototype has undergone many modifications resulting from advances in mechanical design, applications of new technology, and clinical experience. This evolutionary process has culminated in the AS800, the most frequently used hydraulic artificial urinary sphincter in the U.S. today. Although the AS800 device most closely approximates the biological urinary sphincter, clinical demands for an ever more ideal urinary sphincter require the ongoing improvement of this device.
Choe
J M
JM
Urodynamics and Incontinence Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston MA 02215, USA.
Staskin
D R
DR
D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*; D016741:Urinary Sphincter, Artificial