1. To evaluate Device performance in providing mucosa to mucosa apposition to facilitate sustainable vesico-urethral anastomosis during a radical prostatectomy procedure. 2. To assess clinical outcomes of the Device in facilitating the vesico-urethral anastomosis following a radical prostatectomy.
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Inclusion Criteria: * All males ≥ 40 years old who are indicated for a radical prostatectomy will be eligible to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * If contraindicated for surgery * Inability to understand the study or a history of non-compliance with medical advice * Unwilling or unable to sign an Informed Consent Form (ICF) * A history of: 1. Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) 2. Recurrent stricture disease * Neurological disease with a history of bladder dysfunction (e.g., Parkinson's disease) * Uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetes * Chemotherapy within the past 6 months * Non-topical steroid use within the past 6 months * Allergy to nitinol, nickel, titanium or silicone