Mazzocchi and colleagues (2016) stated that UI is a widespread dysfunction that affects more than 300 million people worldwide. At present, no technological solutions are able to restore continence in a minimally invasive and effective way. These researchers described the design, fabrication, and testing of a novel artificial endourethral urinary sphincter that attempts to fully restore continence. The device can be inserted/retracted in a minimally invasive fashion without hospital admission, does not alter the body scheme and can be applied to both women and men. The device core is a uni-directional polymeric valve and a magnetically activated system, which is able to modulate its opening pressure. Bench tests and ex-vivo tests on a human cadaver demonstrated that the device was able to fully restore continence and allowed urination when desired. The authors concluded that the proposed system showed a high potential as a technological solution that may restore a normal daily life in patients affected by UI. These preliminary findings need to be validated by well-designed studies.