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US 5,147,301 AGranted
Female incontinent device
OwnerFrancesco Ruvioinventor
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Abstract
A female incontinent device is provided which consists of a cylindrical stem insertable into a vaginal canal of a patient. An inflatable ballon attached to the stem retains the stem within the vaginal canal of the patient in a stationary position. A structure is connected to the stem for draining urine from the urethral meatus of the patient.
Claims10
A female incontinent device which comprises:
- a) a cylindrical stem insertable into a vaginal canal of a patient;
- b) means for retaining said stem within the vaginal canal of the patient in a stationary position;
- c) means rigidly connected to said stem for draining urine from the urethral meatus of the patient;
- d) wherein said stem has a closed end, an open end and a plurality of small orifices located near the closed end thereof;
- e) and wherein said retaining means includes:
- a balloon anchor placed over the closed end and the orifices of said stem;
- a retainer for securing a mouth of said balloon anchor to said stem;
- a cap to fit onto said balloon anchor for holding said stem and said balloon anchor stationary at the closed end of said stem;
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- means at the open end of said stem for controlling the flow of fluid/air into said stem for inflating said balloon anchor, so as to retain said stem within the vaginal canal and for deflating said balloon anchor, so that said stem can be removed from the vaginal canal when needed.
7 more elements
A female incontinent device as recited in claim 6, wherein said retainer is an elastic band which fits about the mouth of said balloon anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.