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Urinary incontinence device

A technology for urinary incontinence and urethral opening, which is applied in the field of urethral opening occlusion devices and movable external occluders, and can solve problems such as noticing

Inactive Publication Date: 2000-02-16
UROMED
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In such cases, external occlusion of the urethral meatus can provide a sufficient degree of continence in many patients, but this approach is not (at least mostly) noticed by the prior art

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[0046] Referring first to Figures 1-4, there is shown a female urinary incontinence device 10 according to a first preferred female embodiment of the present invention. The device includes a device body or pad 12 made of a biocompatible resilient foam material. One suitable type of material is a water activated foam formed from a prepolymer based on toluene diisocyanate (TDI) or methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). Such prepolymers are sold under the tradenames "HYPOL" (TDI) and "HYPOLPLUS" (MDI) by W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., Organic Chemicals Division (Lexington, Massachusetts).

[0047] Alternatively, pad 12 may be fabricated from biodegradable materials such as cellulose or cotton fibers. Polyurethane foams can also be used to achieve biodegradability by hydrolyzing weak bonds in the backbone such as amino groups. Other foam materials such as polyolefins can also be used and hydrolytic biodegradability is achieved through the use of weak linkages such as starch in the pol...

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A device (10) for managing uninary incontinence comprises a resilient body that engages the external genitalia and sealingly occludes the urethral meatus. In female embodiments, the body (12) fits between the labia minora (40) and the floor of the vulval vestibule (34), occuluding the meatus (38). An adhesive (22) on the body (12) sealingly engages with the meatus (38). In one female embodiment, the body has a base (14) with an adhesive layer (22) that seats against the vetsibule floor (34). A pair of flexible, lateral flaps (18) engage the labia minora (40). A layer of super-absorbent material (62) may be situated between the base (72) and the adhesive layer (92), and / or a layer of scrim material (90) may be so situated. The body (70) may have a longitudinal ridge (74) with a posterior edge (16) having a finger hole (76) to facilitate installation and removal. Several alternative female embodiments are also provided. In male embodiments, the device includes a resilient pad (122) with adhesive (128) on one surface. The pad (122) conforms and adhesively attaches to the penile glans (130), with the adhesive (128) sealingly occluding the meatus. Securing tabs (126) may be provided to adhere to the glans (130) or penile shaft (132).

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Background of the invention [0001] The present invention relates to the field of devices or implements for alleviating or alleviating problems associated with urinary incontinence in humans. More particularly, the present invention relates to a removable external obturator for the human urethra. [0002] Urinary incontinence due to illness, injury, or other causes is a problem that plagues many people. Severe cases of incontinence often require surgical intervention for treatment, but in cases where the patient has only a partial loss of bladder regulation, or the patient is surgically ineligible, non-surgical treatment is required. While both male and female patients may be good candidates for non-surgical management, this modality of non-surgical management is particularly appropriate for female patients with partial episodic loss of bladder regulation, sometimes referred to as "compressive incontinence" or "stress incontinence". In fact, this type of stress or stress inc...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/00
Inventor J・兰克R・罗森布鲁斯B・考克斯G・R・格林尼
Owner UROMED
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