US 6,131,575 A · Urinary incontinence device

Abstract

A device for managing urinary incontinence comprises a resilient body that engages the external genitalia and sealingly occludes the urethral meatus. In female embodiments, the body fits between the labia minora and the floor of the vulval vestibule, occluding the meatus. An adhesive on the body provides a sealing engagement with the meatus. In a first female embodiment, the body has a base with an adhesive layer that seats against the vestibule floor. A pair of flexible, lateral flaps engage the labia minora. A layer of super-absorbent material may be situated between the base and the adhesive layer, and/or a layer of scrim material may be so situated. The body may have a longitudinal ridge with a posterior edge having a finger hole to facilitate installation and removal of the device. In a second female embodiment, the body is substantially tubular, with the adhesive on the exterior surface of the body. In a third female embodiment, the body is an elastomeric bladder, filled with a liquid or gel, that conformingly fits between the labia minora and the vestibule floor so as to occlude the meatus. The exterior surface of the bladder is coated with an adhesive to sealingly occlude the meatus. In male embodiments, the device includes a resilient pad with adhesive on one surface. The pad conforms to and adhesively attaches to the penile glans, with the adhesive sealingly occluding the meatus. Securing tabs may be provided to adhere to the glans or the penile shaft.

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Dependent claims

A device for controlling urinary incontinence in a male user, said male user having a urethra and external genitalia which includes a penis with a glans, said urethra exiting the glans at an opening which is a urethral meatus, said device comprising:

a body comprising a pad, a portion of which is conformable to the glans so as to occlude the urethral meatus, said body having a surface that in use engages the external genitalia of the male user, said pad comprising:
a body comprising a pad, a portion of which is conformable to the glans as to occlude the urethral meatus, said body having a surface that in use engages the external genitalia of the male user, said pad comprising:
a central portion that in use engages against the urethral meatus;
and
a peripheral portion adjacent to the central portion, said peripheral portion being configured to secure the pad to the penis wherein said peripheral portion comprises a pair of tabs extending in opposite directions from the central portion,
an adhesive disposed on said surface, and
said body and said adhesive being constructed to be conformable to the external genitalia of the user so as to, in use, cause said surface to sealingly engage the external genitalia and occlude the urethral meatus, thereby to substantially block the flow of urine from the urethral meatus.

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