About this trial
This clinical investigation is designed as an interventional, prospective, non-randomized, open-label, single arm, multicentric and international study for obtaining CE marking.
The study will be the first performed with the ARTUS® medical device aiming to assess safety and performance and will be composed of three phases:
* pilot phase (with safety analysis on the 10 first included subjects in 3 investigational sites), * pivotal phase (in up to 16 investigational sites with a follow-up until the 12-month post-device activation visit, including an interim analysis at 3-month post-device activation visit on performance and safety), * long-term phase (with a long-term follow-up until 10 years post implantation in up to 16 investigational sites).
The objectives is to assess safety and clinical performance of the ARTUS® for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence at short and long-term.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Male subject between 18 and 80 years (inclusive) of age at the time of consent signature
Subject with persistent urinary incontinence, defined as >12 months
Subject with severe Stress Urinary Incontinence, defined as a mean value of 3 consecutive 24-hour Pad Weight Test > 75 grams
Subject willing and able to provide written informed consent
Disqualifiers
Subject with documented neurological bladder or history of neurological disease liable to interfere with urinary symptoms
Subject with history of Artificial Urinary Sphincter or male sling implantation
Subject with history of pelvic radiotherapy
Subject with history of Artificial Urinary Sphincter-related urethral erosion
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter implantation