Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Bianco, Patricia M (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
C128SDIG025
Reexamination Certificate
active
07926489
ABSTRACT:
A penile compression device for preventing urinary leaking and method for the same. First and second semi-rigid support arm are connected at opposing ends in their length direction. The support arms are biased towards each other in a resting position. The support arms are compressible from the length direction such that the support arms deform away from each other. An open region is formed between the support arms when the support arms are deformed, and enables penis insertion between the support arms. Releasing compression of the support arms enables the support arms to bias from a deformed position to a clamped position, whereby the support arms compress a male urethra to prevent urinary leakage. An absorbent sleeve may be affixed to the support arms to capture and hold any urine leakage.
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Anderson David W.
Timm Gerald W.
Yang Claire
Bianco Patricia M
GT Urological, LLC
Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson P.C.
Nguyen Camtu T
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