Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Patent
1994-06-09
1995-05-23
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
600 29, 600 30, 128DIG25, A61F 548, A61F 200, A61F 202
Patent
active
054172268
ABSTRACT:
A female anti-incontinence device is described which includes two flexible discs attached to a flexible stem. The device is inserted into the urethra so that the larger disc occludes the bladder neck during sudden tensing of the abdominal muscles, while the smaller disc remains outside the urethra and prevents migration of the device into the bladder. The device is compact, easy to use, and, since it contains no moving parts, grooves or chambers, there is minimal chance of bacterial colonization and urinary tract infection.
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