Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...
Patent
1997-11-25
1999-11-16
Weiss, John G.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...
604346, 6043851, 128885, 128854, 128887, A61F 544, A61F 548, A61B 1908, A61B 1700
Patent
active
059849100
ABSTRACT:
An urinary incontinence device for use by a male includes an undergarment worn closely to the body and including an opening or hole through which the penis passes and is kept upright and close to the body by a flap across the opener in the undergarment. The flap may include an occlusion device integrally incorporated therein and aligned with the opening to be positioned between the base of the shaft of the penis and the scrotum to occlude the urethral passage of the penis. The occlusion device is designed to apply sufficient pressure to occlude the urethral passage without cutting off circulation of blood within the penis through the dorsal vein. The flap design maintains and retains an optimum position of the penis and occlusion of the urethral passage to prevent urine discharge in a form fitting undergarment that allows significant freedom of movement by the wearer. The occlusion device has alternative embodiments where there is no integral undergarment, such as a bands and stretchable wraps that include the occlusion device. One alternative embodiment includes an occlusion device having an adjustably expandable chamber and pump. A method for using the urinary incontinence device of the present invention is also disclosed.
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