Male incontinence device
AssigneeNEBL, Inc.
InventorJeffrey A. Dann
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Abstract
A device for preventing male urinary incontinence is provided having a sheath and a protuberance. The sheath is sized to cover at least a portion of the glans penis of a user. The protuberance, which extends from the sheath, is sized and shaped to fit into the urethra of the user. The protuberance forms a cavity, which receives a plug. Adhesive may be disposed on the sheath to adhere it to the glans penis of the user.
Claims15
A device for preventing male urinary incontinence comprising:
- a sheath, having an inner surface and an outer surface, sized to cover at least a portion of the glans penis of a user;
- and
- a protuberance, extending from said inner surface of said sheath, said protuberance sized and shaped to extend into and terminate in the urethra of the penis so as to occlude the urethra, wherein said protuberance defines a hollow.
A method for preventing male urinary incontinence using a device comprising a sheath, having an inner surface and an outer surface, sized to cover at least a portion of the glans penis of a user and a protuberance extending from said sheath and sized and shaped to extend into the urethra of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- occluding the meatus urinarius by inserting the protuberance into the urethra of the user;
- and
- securing the protuberance in the urethra by attaching the sheath to the glans penis of said user.
A device for preventing male urinary incontinence comprising:
- a sheath sized to cover at least a portion of the glans penis and having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a protuberance extending from said sheath and &fining a hollow, wherein said protuberance is size and shaped to extend into and terminate in the urethra of the penis;
- and
- a plug sized and shaped to fit into said hollow of said protuberance.
A device for preventing male urinary incontinence comprising:
- a sheath, having an inner surface and an outer surface, sized to cover at least portion of the glans penis of a user;
- and
- a protuberance, extending from said inner surface of said sheath to terminate in the urethra of a user, said protuberance having a sheath end positioned at the meatus urinarius of the user and a urethra end sized and shaped to enter the urethra of the user, wherein said sheath end of said protuberance includes a valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.