Method and device for female urinary incontinence
AssigneeParaPatch, Inc.
InventorCora St. Anne
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Abstract
A method and device for use in stress female urinary incontinence. A small, flexible adhesive patch is applied directly to the clitoris of a person suffering from stress female urinary incontinence. The adhesive is of a type sufficient to stimulate the mechanoreceptors located in the clitoris whereby to inhibit discharge from the bladder. The patch is formed of a backing sheet of an impervious material containing adhesive on one side. A release liner prevents the adhesive from drying out.
Claims20
A patch for treating female urinary incontinence, the patch sized and configured to fit directly on and cover a clitoris without covering a urethra, the patch configured when applied to stimulate the clitoris to inhibit discharge from a bladder.
A method for treating female urinary incontinence, comprising applying a flexible patch having a substantially flat skin-contacting surface directly onto a clitoris of a person suffering from female urinary incontinence, wherein applying the patch is sufficient to stimulate the clitoris, thereby inhibiting discharge from a bladder of the person, wherein applying the patch does not comprise covering a urethra of the person with the patch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.