Wholly indwelling, valve-actuated, urinary catheter

Abstract

Temporary relief from urine retention often accompanying prostate gland enlargement can be had by catheterization. Conventional catheters extend through the sensitive tip of the penis, causing pain, and preventing sexual relations. This invention places a valve inside the urethra that has an attached, proximal catheter which passes through the prostate into the bladder. Such valve can be opened at will by applying finger pressure against the distal valve tip and pushing upward toward the prostate. The latter tip can be felt inside the urethra, near the juncture between the penis and the scrotum. With the valve in the open position, the bladder can be nearly fully voided, regardless of the degree of enlargement of the prostate. This efficient and easy drainage of the bladder can eliminate the need to endure the painful surgical enlargement of the prostate duct—which can cause an inability to father children, normally, and may cause incontinence.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]A patent(s) relating to the internal workings of the valve portion of the present invention, which has public domain counterparts in various industries, will be applied for subsequent to the present application. However, simple, verbal descriptions of the valve will be given to aid readers in understanding the functionality of such—in the medical context of the present application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Benign prostate gland enlargement now affects, or will affect, a large portion of the adult male population over the age of fifty. As the prostate gland enlarges with age, prostate tissue compresses inward toward the duct which passes urine through it. The rate of urine flow is slowed, and the ability to completely void urine from the bladder is often lost. A consequence of the latter is bladder over-distension, sometimes beyond its ability to expel urine at all. Kidney damage or failure can result unless medical remedies are sou...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a new way to drain urine from the bladder in men who have a swollen prostate gland. It uses a valve that can be opened or closed by finger pressure to control the flow of urine. This valve is placed in the back of the ureter and does not interfere with the passage of seminal fluid or sperm. This new method is less invasive and comfortable for the patient compared to traditional surgery. It allows men to have sexual relations and have normal fertilization without the need for a catheter."

Problems solved by technology

But since the prostate enlargement which caused the problem hasn't been corrected, that catheter will need to remain in place.

Because such tube passes through the nerve-concentrated tip of the penis, the man will experience discomfort while making simple bodily movements, and he will be precluded from having sexual relations for as long as the catheter remains in place.

Prostate duct surgery puts the quality of men's lives at risk, and diminishes their masculinity, because they will likely loose the ability to father children, naturally—needed or not.

Such will cause the man to go to the toilet and release the clamp on the rubber tubing.

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