Surgery – Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
Patent
1998-04-10
1999-11-23
Gilbert, Samuel
Surgery
Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
A41F 200
Patent
active
059891807
ABSTRACT:
A removable external closure device is disclosed for managing female urinary incontinence. The device includes a resilient, deformable, hollow body portion and a flange which seals against the tissue surrounding the urethral orifice. When the body portion is squeezed and the flange positioned against the tissue surrounding the urethral orifice, the resilience of the body portion creates a vacuum which holds the device in place and closes the urethral orifice. The device is configured to promote tearing of the flange after a predetermined period of normal use so as to insure that the patient will change the device regularly and thus minimize the possibility of creating an infection or tissue irritation that could result from use of a contaminated or dirty device. In one aspect of the invention tearing is promoted by at least the flange being formed of a composition which exhibits a low tear strength. In another aspect of the invention tearing is promoted by an interruption, such as a short radial slit, in the periphery of the flange.
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C.R. Bard Inc.
Gilbert Samuel
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