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 Title: |
US5984910:
Urinary incontinence device and method
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Berke, Joseph J.; West Bloomfield, MI 48323
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-11-16
/ 1997-11-25
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| Application Number: |
US1997000978261
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A41B 9/02;
A61F 2/00;
A61F 5/40;
A61F 5/48;
Core:
A41B 9/00;
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IPC-7:
A61B 17/00;
A61B 19/08;
A61F 5/44;
A61F 5/48;
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| ECLA Code: |
A41B9/02B; A61F2/00B6F; A61F5/40; A61F5/48;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
604/352;
128/854;
128/885;
128/887;
604/346;
604/385.09;
Original:
604/352;
604/346;
604/385.1;
128/885;
128/854;
128/887;
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| Field of Search: |
128/885,854,887
604/349,385.1,353,346
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-11-25 |
US1997000978261 |
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| Abstract: |
An urinary incontinence device for use by a male includes an undergarment worn closely to the body and including an opening or hole through which the penis passes and is kept upright and close to the body by a flap across the opener in the undergarment. The flap may include an occlusion device integrally incorporated therein and aligned with the opening to be positioned between the base of the shaft of the penis and the scrotum to occlude the urethral passage of the penis. The occlusion device is designed to apply sufficient pressure to occlude the urethral passage without cutting off circulation of blood within the penis through the dorsal vein. The flap design maintains and retains an optimum position of the penis and occlusion of the urethral passage to prevent urine discharge in a form fitting undergarment that allows significant freedom of movement by the wearer. The occlusion device has alternative embodiments where there is no integral undergarment, such as a bands and stretchable wraps that include the occlusion device. One alternative embodiment includes an occlusion device having an adjustably expandable chamber and pump. A method for using the urinary incontinence device of the present invention is also disclosed.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Weiss, John G.; Peppers, III, Miley C.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An urinary incontinence device for positioning a penis and occluding a urethral passage of the penis to prevent urine from uncontrollably passing therethrough, said device comprising:
- (a) an undergarment having a pair of leg openings for being worn by a person, the undergarment having a hole located in a front portion of the undergarment for receiving the penis therethrough;
- (b) a flap having a first end attached to the undergarment and located with respect to the hole, the flap having a second end detachably connected to the undergarment; and
- (c) an occluder incorporated in the flap and located with respect to the hole of the undergarment for applying pressure to the penis.
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