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US 10,299,904 B2Granted
Device for male urinary incontinence
OwnerFederico Griggio, Diego Manfrin +1inventors
InventorsFederico Griggio, Diego Manfrin, Silvia Secco
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Abstract
A health device for male urinary incontinence includes a strap suited to be wrapped and closed as a ring around the penis and provided with at least one projection that is directed towards the inside of the ring formed by the closed strap, the projection being suited to be positioned at the level of the urethral canal.
Claims7
A health device for male urinary incontinence, comprising:
- a strap having an elongated body with a free end;
- and an opening/closing device for closing/opening and locking/releasing the strap, the opening/closing device being disposed at an end of the strap opposite to the free end,
- wherein said opening/closing device comprises a through opening configured for insertion of said strap and a member locking/releasing the strap in/from one or more closing positions, thereby causing said straps to form rings of different diameters around a penis,
- wherein said opening/closing device is provided with a projection that is directed towards an inside of a ring formed by the strap when the strap is in closed condition,
- wherein said projection is disposed to be positioned at a level of the urethral canal, causing said projection to be compressed against the urethral canal during a tightening of the strap around the penis, and
- wherein said opening/closing device comprises two side pawls each laterally rotatable about a pin perpendicular to the strap;
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- wherein each side pawl has an end configured to be engaged with one of one or more sets of tabs distributed on said elongated body of the strap, locking said strap in ring position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.