Intraurethral device and method
AssigneeHK Medical Technologies Incorporated
InventorsValery Migachyov, Tu T. Pham
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Abstract
A device and method for treating female urinary incontinence is provided. A device in accordance with the invention includes a sheath having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a lumen extending therebetween. A distal member is elastically S hinged to the distal portion of the sheath. A flow control valve unit is disposed within a lumen of the sheath. The distal member may be urged into axial alignment with the sheath, and the device may be inserted into a female urethra. Once the device is inserted sufficiently distally into the female urethra, the distal member will return to a position which is not in axial alignment with the sheath.
Claims21
A female intraurethral device for containing a urinary flow control valve unit comprising:
- a sheath having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a lumen therethrough;
- a distal member having a proximal portion;
- wherein the proximal portion of the distal member is elastically hinged to the distal portion of the sheath;
- and
- the distal member being biased to extend radially away from the sheath.
A female intraurethral device for containing a urinary flow control valve unit comprising:
- a sheath having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a lumen therethrough;
- a distal member having a proximal portion;
- a linking member having a distal end and a proximal end;
- the distal end of the linking member being fixed to the proximal end of the distal member;
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- the proximal end of the linking member being fixed to the distal end of the sheath.
A method for treating female urinary incontinence comprising the steps of:
- providing a female intraurethral device comprising a flow control valve disposed in a sheath and a distal member elastically hinged to a distal portion of the sheath;
- inserting the distal member into a female urethra;
- urging sheath into axial alignment with the distal member;
- and
- urging the sheath into the female urethra.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.