Dr. Roman Zachoval completed the first implant of Artus, an artificial urinary sphincter. Zachoval, head of urology at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, implanted Artus in a 68-year-old male patient with severe urinary incontinence.

The procedure lasted about 80 minutes and went according to plan, according to a news release. Affluent Medical plans to activate the device six weeks after implantation, after the surgical wound healing process.