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AMS 800™ Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Considered a gold standard treatment for male stress urinary incontinence, the AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter provides proven, discreet bladder control.

How it works

The AMS 800 System from Boston Scientific is filled with saline and uses the fluid to open and close the cuff surrounding the urethra. When you need to urinate, you squeeze and release the pump in the scrotum several times to remove fluid from the cuff. When the cuff is empty, urine can flow out of the bladder. The cuff automatically refills in a few minutes, squeezing the urethra closed to restore bladder control.

AMS 800™ Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Features of the AMS 800

Restoring quality of life

  • Mimics a healthy sphincter, allowing you to urinate when desired

  • Offers most men with a weakened sphincter muscle the ability to achieve continence1

  • Placed entirely inside the body, it is undetectable to others

Recommended by patients

Cited studies demonstrate patient reported satisfaction with the AMS 800:
  • 94.6% of patients* are satisfied with their device2

  • Approximately 90% of long-term patients are satisfied with their device after 10+ years3

  • 90% or more would have their surgery again4

  • 94% would recommend the surgery to a friend or family member5

*Non-Urethroplasty patients

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About the procedure

 

The AUS procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis or may require a short hospital stay. Small openings are made near the scrotum and below the abdomen to insert an inflatable cuff, a pump and a small balloon (pressure regulating balloon). The surgery is performed under anesthesia. Four to six weeks after surgery, you will return to the urologist’s office to have the AUS activated.

Risks

As with any medical procedure, complications can occur. Requires manual dexterity; some risks include, but are not limited to, device malfunction or failure which may require revision surgery, wearing away/loss of tissue (device/tissue erosion), inability to urinate (urinary retention), infection and postoperative pain.

Be sure to talk to your doctor about all benefits, risks and side effects associated with AMS 800.

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AdVance™ XP Male Sling System

The AdVance XP Male Sling from Boston Scientific is placed in the body and supports the urethra to help restore bladder control.

The AdVance XP Male Sling System has demonstrated cured and improved rates ranging from 63.2% to 83.0% at 5 years in patients with mild to moderate incontinence.6-7

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References

  1. Li Y, Li X, Yang Q. Effectiveness of artificial urinary sphincter to treat stress incontinence after prostatectomy: a meta-analysis and systematic review. PLoS One. 2023;18:e0290949.
  2. Sayedahmed K, Olianas R, Kaftan B, et al. Impact of previous urethroplasty on the outcome after artificial urinary sphincter implantation: a prospective evaluation. World J Urol. 2020 Jan;38(1):183-91.
  3. Léon P, Chartier-Kastler E, Rouprêt M, et al. Long-term functional outcomes after artificial urinary sphincter implantation in men with stress urinary incontinence. BJU Int. 2015 Jun;115(6):951-7.
  4. Viers BR, Linder BJ, Rivera ME, et al. Long-term quality of life and functional outcomes among primary and secondary artificial urinary sphincter implantations in men with stress urinary incontinence. J Urol. 2016 Sep;196(3):838-43.
  5. Linder BJ, Rivera ME, Ziegelmann MJ, et al. Long-term outcomes following artificial urinary sphincter placement: an analysis of 1082 cases at Mayo Clinic. Urology. 2015 Sep;86(3):602-7.
  6. Mumm JN, Klehr B, Rodler S, et al. Five-year results of a prospective multicenter trial: AdVance XP for postprostatectomy-incontinence in patients with favorable prognostic factors. Urol Int. 2021;105:421 -427. 
  7. Rizvi IG, Ravindra P, Pipe M, Sohawon R, King T, Belal M. The AdVance™ male sling: does it stand the test of time? Scand J Urol. 2021;55:155 -160. 

Caution: U.S. Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.