Urinary pumping device
AssigneeUniversitäT Bern
InventorsDominik Obrist, Francesco Clavica, Fiona Burkhard, Marc Schneider, Lukas Bereuter
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Abstract
An urinary pumping device for generating a fluid flow through a urethra of a patient includes an activation arrangement configured to induce intermittent compression and release of the urethra, and a mounting structure to mount and unmount the activation arrangement to a body of the patient. The mounting structure is configured to position the activation arrangement on the body of the patient such that the urethra of the patient can be intermittently compressed and released by the activation arrangement.
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A urinary pumping device for generating a fluid flow through an urethra of a patient, the urinary pumping device comprising:
- a toilet seat equipped with an activation arrangement that comprises a pushing member and a drive coupled to the pushing member, said pushing member being configured to induce direct intermittent compression and release of the urethra by physically pressing urethra's neighbouring tissue, wherein
- the activation arrangement is mounted to the toilet seat such that, when the patient is sitting on the toilet seat,
- the urethra of the patient is accessible to the pushing member to intermittently compress and release the urethra by means of the pushing member, the urinary pumping device further comprising a control unit configured to control the drive such that a periodic compression and release of the urethra is generatable by the pushing member at a predefined frequency and, optionally, a predefined amplitude, a predefined pressure, a predefined force and/or a predefined duty cycle.
A urinary pumping device for generating a fluid flow through an urethra of a patient, the urinary pumping device comprising a handheld apparatus comprising:
- a penis accommodating section, a pushing device and a drive coupled to the pushing device, said pushing device being configured to induce direct intermittent compression and release of the urethra by physically pressing urethra's neighbouring tissue,
- the pushing device comprising a pushing member extending out of the handheld apparatus at the penis accommodating section, wherein
- the penis accommodating section is configured to position the pushing member on the penis of the patient such that the urethra of the patient is intermittently compressible and releasable by means of the pushing member, the urinary pumping device comprising a control unit configured to control the drive such that a periodic compression and release of the urethra is generated by the pushing member at a predefined frequency and, optionally, a predefined amplitude, a predefined pressure, a predefined force and/or a predefined duty cycle.
A urinary pumping device for generating a fluid flow through an urethra of a patient, the urinary pumping device comprising a plug dimensioned to be arranged in a vagina of the patient, said plug comprising:
- a pushing member and a drive coupled to the pushing member, said plug being configured to induce direct intermittent compression and release of the urethra by physically pressing urethra's neighbouring tissue,
- wherein
- the plug is configured to position the pushing member in the vagina of the patient such that the urethra of the patient is intermittently compressible and releasable by means of the pushing member, the urinary pumping device comprising a control unit configured to control the drive such that a periodic compression and release of the urethra is generated by the pushing member at a predefined frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.