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  • Electroactive polymer based artificial sphincters and artificial muscle patches
    Patent number: 7128707
    Abstract: Provided are artificial muscle patches, which are adapted to be implanted adjacent a patient's heart, and artificial sphincter cuffs, which are adapted to be implanted around a body lumen, such as the urethra, the anal canal, or the lower esophagus. The devices of the present invention comprise: (a) one or more electroactive polymer actuators; and (b) a control unit for electrically controlling the one or more electroactive polymer actuators to expand or contract the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. Banik