Urinary incontinence control device and method of use
AssigneePolyzen Inc.
InventorsTilak M. Shah, Dezso K. Levius
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Abstract
A male urinary incontinence control device including a circumferentially continuous inflatable cuff having a plurality of inflatable passages therein, optionally reinforced by rigid members, that slips over the glans of the penis for positioning along the longitudinal axis of the penile shaft. Upon inflation, the cuff applies radially inwardly directed compressive force to the shaft of the penis with a concomitant restriction of the urethral passageway. The inflatable cuff in one embodiment includes an integrated hand pump for convenient inflation and deflation.
Claims44
A male incontinence control device comprising:
- an inflatable cuff adapted to encircle a shaft of a penis, said cuff having an open distal end and an open proximal end, said open distal end and open proximal end defining a length of the cuff therebetween, wherein the cuff is adapted to extend longitudinally along at least a portion of the shaft of said penis, said cuff comprising:
- an outer layer and an inner layer secured to one another to form a sealable interior volume wherein the sealable interior volume comprises a plurality of longitudinally aligned inflatable interconnected passages in spaced-apart parallel relationship to one another;
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- a selectively openable and closable valve for introducing an inflation fluid into the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages, to inflate the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages, thereby exerting a compressive pressure on the shaft of the penis.
A male incontinence control device comprising:
- an inflatable cuff adapted to encircle a shaft of a penis, said cuff having an open distal end and an open proximal end, said open distal end and open proximal end defining a length of the cuff therebetween, wherein the cuff is adapted to extend longitudinally along at least a portion of the shaft of said penis, said cuff comprising:
- an outer layer and an inner layer secured to one another to form a sealable interior volume wherein the sealable interior volume comprises a plurality of longitudinally aligned inflatable interconnected passages in spaced-apart parallel relationship to one another;
- a selectively openable and closable valve for introducing an inflation fluid into the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages, to inflate the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages, thereby exerting a compressive pressure on the shaft of the penis;
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- a pump coupled with the valve, for inflating the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages of the inflatable cuff, wherein the pump circumscribes at least a portion of the outer layer of the inflatable cuff.
A male incontinence control device comprising:
- an inflatable cuff adapted to encircle a shaft of a penis, said cuff having an open distal end and an open proximal end, said open distal end and open proximal end defining a length of the cuff therebetween, wherein the cuff is adapted to extend longitudinally along at least a portion of the shaft of said penis, said cuff comprising:
- an outer layer and an inner layer secured to one another to form a sealable interior volume wherein the sealable interior volume comprises a plurality of longitudinally aligned inflatable interconnected passages in spaced-apart parallel relationship to one another;
- a selectively openable and closable valve for introducing an inflation fluid into the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages, to inflate the sealable interior volume and inflatable interconnected passages, thereby exerting a compressive pressure on the shaft of the penis;
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- an external catheter matably engageable with the distal end of the cuff.
A method for using a urinary incontinence device comprising a circumferentially continuous inflatable cuff, a selectively openable and closeable valve on the inflatable cuff for inflating and deflating said cuff, and a plurality of interconnected inflatable passages interiorly disposed in the inflatable cuff for stiffening the cuff when inflated and applying selective pressure to a penis of a male wearer to control urinary incontinence of said wearer, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- installing the inflatable cuff on the shaft of the penis anterior to the glans of the penis, with the inflatable cuff circumscribing the penis, wherein the inflatable cuff comprises a distal end, a proximal end, an outer layer and an inner layer, wherein the outer layer and inner layer are sealed along a circumference of the inflatable cuff at locations other than the distal end and the proximal end;
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- inflating the inflatable cuff with an inflation fluid to compressively occlude the urethral passage of the penis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.