Incontinence device

An incontinence device insertable into and removable from a vaginal canal of a human user to apply pressure upon a urethra comprising:

• a distal body member including a central core having a first end and a second end, a first arcuate arm including a first end and second end, and a second arcuate arm including a first end and a second end, the first end of the first arcuate arm is coupled to a first side of the central core and the first end of the second arcuate arm is coupled on a second opposite side of the central core, the first and second arcuate arms flex inward toward the central core into a first compressed position during insertion and expand outward away from the central core into a second in use position to fill middle and superior thirds of the vaginal canal in order to retain the incontinence device in the vaginal canal, wherein the first arcuate arm extends from an end of the central core where the first end of the first arcuate arm is coupled to the central core to form a loop with the second end of the first arcuate arm located adjacent to an opposite end of the central core and the second arcuate arm extends from an end of the central core where the first end of the second arcuate arm is coupled to the central core to form a loop with the second end of the second arcuate arm located adjacent to an opposite end of the central core;
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• a proximal pressure member extending from the central core of the distal body member for resilient movement relative to the distal body member;
• wherein the pressure member applies pressure to support the urethra for controlling incontinence.

An incontinence device insertable into and removable from a vaginal canal of a human user to apply pressure upon a urethra comprising:

• a distal body member including a central core having a first end and a second end, a first arcuate arm including a first end and second end, and a second arcuate arm including a first end and a second end, the first end of the first arcuate arm is coupled to a first side of the central core and the first end of the second arcuate arm is coupled on a second opposite side of the central core, the first and second arcuate arms flex inward toward the central core into a first compressed position during insertion and expand outward away from the central core into a second in use position to fill middle and superior thirds of the vaginal canal in order to retain the incontinence device in the vaginal canal, wherein the first arcuate arm extends from an end of the central core where the first end of the first arcuate arm is coupled to the central core to form a loop with the second end of the first arcuate arm located adjacent to an opposite end of the central core and the second arcuate arm extends from an end of the central core where the first end of the second arcuate arm is coupled to the central core to form a loop with the second end of the second arcuate arm located adjacent to an opposite end of the central core;
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• a proximal pressure member extending from the distal body member for resilient movement relative to the distal body member, the proximal pressure member includes a first end coupled to the second end of the central core and an uncoupled second end, a junction of the central core and the proximal pressure member defines a flexion point from which the proximal pressure member flexes allowing for relative movement between the distal body member and the proximal pressure member, the proximal pressure member also includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and first and second lateral side walls extending between the upper and lower surfaces, wherein a first elongated protrusion is provided along the upper surface at the second end of the proximal pressure member and a second elongated protrusion is provided along the lower surface at the second end of the proximal pressure member;
• wherein the pressure member applies pressure to support the urethra for controlling incontinence.