ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,752, issued on Aug. 11.
"Operable implant" was invented by Peter Mats Forsell (Sachseln, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An operable implant for hydraulically constricting the urethra of a patient for treating urinary incontinence, the operable implant comprising: a hydraulic constriction device for constricting the urethra, an operation device for operating the hydraulic constriction device, a connecting portion for connecting the operation device to the hydraulic constriction device, the connecting portion comprising at least one conduit for transferring hydraulic fluid from the operation device to the hydraulic constric...