The EPO published European patent application EP4342518A2 for Holdica Ltd., titled 'Apparatus for Controlling Flow of Urine in Bladder or Urethra.' The invention is classified under IPC classifications A61F 2/00 and A61N 1/36. The application designates 37 European contracting states including AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, and others.

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