Female urinary incontinence device
AssigneeHollister Incorporated
InventorsBarry L. Schneider, Joseph S. Tokarz
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Abstract
A female urinary incontinence device including a periurethral cup having a neck portion with laterally outwardly facing adhesive surfaces for sealingly engaging the inwardly facing surfaces of the labia minora (also the labia majora) to provide an effectively sealed flow path for urinary outflow into a collection receptacle. In a preferred embodiment, a second adhesive zone is also provided along the rim of the cup for sealing engagement with the periurethral floor. A one-way valve and a vent are also included to prevent backflow, protect the adhesive seals, and provide vacuum relief even at low urinary flow rates.
Claims26
A female urinary incontinence device comprising a periurethral cup formed of soft elastomeric material having an upwardly-opening urine-receiving cavity and having a continuous rim extending about the opening of such cavity;
- said cup also including front and rear portions and an integral downwardly-extending neck portion of reduced width having a passage communicating with said cavity, said neck portion being provided with connecting means for connection to a drainage tube;
- and resilient adhesive pad means externally affixed to said neck portion;
- said pad means comprising at least one strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive material including a pair of side sections providing enlarged laterally-facing adhesive surfaces extending longitudinally along opposite sides of said neck portion for adhesively engaging the inwardly-facing side surfaces of the labia minora of a patient.
A female urinary incontinence device comprising a periurethral cup formed of soft elastomeric material having an upwardly-opening urine-receiving cavity and a continuous rim extending about the opening of such cavity;
- said cup also including front and rear portions and an integral downwardly-extending neck portion of reduced width having a passage communicating with said cavity, said neck portion being provided with connecting means for connection to a drainage tube;
- first resilient adhesive pad means externally affixed to said neck portion;
- said first pad means comprising at least one strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive material having a pair of side sections providing enlarged laterally-facing adhesive surfaces extending longitudinally along opposite sides of said neck portion for adhesively engaging the inwardly-facing side surfaces of the labia minora of a patient;
- and second resilient adhesive pad means of annular shape affixed to said rim along the full extent thereof for sealing engagement with a patient about the urethral orifice.
A female urinary incontinence device comprising a periurethral cup formed of soft elastomeric material having integral front and rear portions;
- said rear portion projecting upwardly to provide a vaginally-insertable urine-deflecting protuberance;
- said front and rear portions together defining an upwardly-opening-urine-receiving cavity having a continuous rim that faces generally upwardly along said front portion and both upwardly and forwardly along said rear protuberant portion;
- said cup also including an integral downwardly-extending neck portion of reduced width having a passage communicating with said cavity;
- first resilient adhesive pad means externally affixed to said neck portion;
- said first adhesive pad means comprising at least one strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive material having a pair of side sections extending longitudinally along opposite sides of said neck portion and having vertically enlarged laterally-facing surfaces for adhesively engaging the inwardly-facing side surfaces of the labia minora of a patient;
- and second resilient adhesive means of annular shape affixed to said rim along the full extent thereof;
- said second adhesive pad means having a front section extending along the rim of said cup's front portion for engaging the periurethral floor of a patient and having a rear section extending along the rim of the cup's rear protuberant portion for engaging the vaginal introitus.
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