Urinary flow control device & method
AssigneeAbbeyMoor Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark J. Whalen, Lloyd K. Willard
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AssigneeAbbeyMoor Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark J. Whalen, Lloyd K. Willard
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A urinary flow control device having a bladder responsive flow control assembly operatively engaged with an elongate member having proximal and distal ends, and a lumen capable of discharging urine therethrough is provided. The flow control assembly includes first and second fluid containing compartments adapted to be in fluid communication. The flow control assembly is adapted to receive and contain urine from a bladder so as to impinge upon the first fluid containing compartment. The flow control assembly is responsive to increased bladder pressure such that fluid is displaced from the first fluid containing compartment to the second fluid containing compartment to thereby permit select passage of received urine to the lumen of the elongate member for discharge therethrough. A method of controlling urinary flow is likewise provided.
A urinary flow control device comprising:
An indwelling urinary flow controller comprising:
In a method of regulating the flow of urine from a bladder to the urethra utilizing a pressure sensitive indwelling device having a diaphragm, the steps comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.