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Conformable urethral plug

  • US 5,090,424 A
  • Filed: 12/31/1990
  • Issued: 02/25/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A removable device for blocking unwanted flow of urine comprising:

  • (a) an expandable housing forming a plug portion of the device which conforms to the shape of the urethra and defines an inner core which can accept a fluid;

    (b) means for the wearer to insert the device to achieve continence including means for introducing fluid into the inner core to cause the configuration of the outer housing to distend sufficiently to reduce the flow of urine from a bladder when the device is inserted into a urethra by the wearer; and

    (c) means for the wearer to remove the device to void including means for removing fluid in the core of the plug portion of the device so that the plug can be removed from the urethra by the wearer.

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