Female incontinence control device with mechanically operable valve
First Claim
1. An incontinence device for a female, comprising:
- conduit means for receiving, conducting and discharging urinary fluids from the bladder, said conduit means having a proximal end portion with an inlet opening and a distal end portion with an outlet opening,an antegrade restraining member attached to said conduit means and positionable within the body for restraining said conduit means from moving antegrade within the urethra,a retrograde restraining member attached to said conduit means and positionable outside the urethra for restraining said conduit means from moving retrograde within the urethra, said retrograde and antegrade restraining means cooperably holding said conduit means in a predetermined position relative to the urethra so that said inlet opening receives urinary fluid from the bladder and said outlet opening is positioned outside the urethra, andmechanically actuatable valve means attached to the distal end portion of said conduit means for selectively controlling the flow of urinary fluid through said conduit means for discharge through said outlet opening, said valve means including a valve member within said retrograde restraining member, said valve member being outside the urethra when said conduit means is in said predetermined position, said valve member being manually actuatable between a normally closed position and an open condition, said open condition permitting flow of urinary fluid through said conduit means for discharge through said outlet opening, said valve means further including a biasing spring at said distal end portion for urging said valve member into said normally closed position.
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Abstract
The female incontinence control device includes a conduit having inlet and outlet openings for receiving, conducting and discharging urinary fluid. The device also includes stabilizing structure for holding the conduit in its installed position relative to the urethra and bladder such that a drainage inlet opening can receive fluid from the bladder, and the outlet discharge opening is positioned outside the urethra. The conduit includes a manually actuatable drainage control valve adapted to be positioned outside the urethra. Manual actuation of the valve from a closed position to an open position is thus easily accomplished by manipulating an actuator member at a distal end portion of the conduit to selectively control urinary discharge from the conduit. The actuator member can be formed as an extension of a valve member or interconnected with the valve member through a flexible connecting link. The actuator can also be constituted as a flexible discharge member which permits control of the direction of discharge or urinary fluid.
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21 Claims
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1. An incontinence device for a female, comprising:
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conduit means for receiving, conducting and discharging urinary fluids from the bladder, said conduit means having a proximal end portion with an inlet opening and a distal end portion with an outlet opening, an antegrade restraining member attached to said conduit means and positionable within the body for restraining said conduit means from moving antegrade within the urethra, a retrograde restraining member attached to said conduit means and positionable outside the urethra for restraining said conduit means from moving retrograde within the urethra, said retrograde and antegrade restraining means cooperably holding said conduit means in a predetermined position relative to the urethra so that said inlet opening receives urinary fluid from the bladder and said outlet opening is positioned outside the urethra, and mechanically actuatable valve means attached to the distal end portion of said conduit means for selectively controlling the flow of urinary fluid through said conduit means for discharge through said outlet opening, said valve means including a valve member within said retrograde restraining member, said valve member being outside the urethra when said conduit means is in said predetermined position, said valve member being manually actuatable between a normally closed position and an open condition, said open condition permitting flow of urinary fluid through said conduit means for discharge through said outlet opening, said valve means further including a biasing spring at said distal end portion for urging said valve member into said normally closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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