Male incontinence clamp system and method

A method of using a male incontinence clamp to address incontinence in a user, the method comprising:

• opening the male incontinence clamp, the male incontinence clamp comprising:
• a first bar that includes:
• a first bar central body from which a first rear arm and first front arm extend, the first bar defining a first first bar sidewall and a second first bar sidewall, a first bar external face and a first bar internal face, the first front arm comprising a ratchet end that defines:
• a first arm tip,
• a plurality of ratchet slots, and
• a stop notch,
• wherein a portion of the ratchet end, including at least the first arm tip and one or more of the plurality of ratchet slots, is configured to extend past a plane the first bar external face in at least one configuration of the male incontinence clamp,
• wherein material of at least the ratchet end of the first bar provides for living flexibility of the ratchet end that biases the ratchet end inwardly when the ratchet end is actuated outwardly by the user and when a second bar engages the ratchet end of the first bar, and
• a first pad assembly disposed at the first bar internal face;
• the second bar that includes:
• a second bar central body from which a second rear arm and second front arm extend, the second bar defining a first second bar sidewall and second second bar sidewall, a second bar external face, and a second bar internal face, the second bar further comprising a stop tip at an end of the second front arm, the stop tip configured to engage with the stop notch of the ratchet end of the first bar to generate a closure stop between the first bar and the second bar, the stop tip comprising a ratchet tooth configured to engage respectively with the plurality of ratchet slots of the ratchet end of the first bar to couple the first and second bars together, and
• a second pad assembly comprising one or more pads disposed on the second bar internal face;
• a hinge assembly that rotatably couples the first bar and the second bar at the first rear arm and the second rear arm of the first bar and the second bar;
• and
• a member cavity defined at least in part by the first pad assembly and the second pad assembly;
• inserting a male member into the member cavity defined at least in part by the first pad assembly and the second pad assembly, the male incontinence clamp surrounding a shaft of the male member;
• closing the male incontinence clamp around the shaft of the male member to cause:
• the ratchet tooth to click into at least a first rachet slot, a second rachet slot, and a third rachet slot defined by the ratchet end, based at least on flexion of the ratchet end of the first bar that biases the ratchet end toward the ratchet tooth such that the ratchet tooth is respectively held within the first, second and third rachet slots such that the first bar and second bar are releasably coupled together at the ends of the first and second front arms of the first and second bars,
• the ratchet tooth to click into and engage a final ratchet slot of the plurality of ratchet slots to releasably lock the first and second bars together,
• the stop tip of the second bar to engage with the stop notch of the ratchet end of the first bar to generate the closure stop between the first bar and the second bar, and
• the male incontinence clamp applying sufficient pressure to a urethra of the male member to address incontinence associated with the male member of the user;
• and
• opening the male incontinence clamp by the user actuating the ratchet end with one or more fingers to overcome biasing of the ratchet end and to disengage the first and second front arms of the first and second bars by causing the ratchet end to move away from the stop tip at the end of the second front arm, and by causing the stop tip to disengage from the stop notch of the ratchet end to cause the ratchet tooth to disengage from the final ratchet slot of the plurality of ratchet slots.