INTRA-URETHRAL DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OF FEMALES

摘要

Devices and methods for treating female urinary incontinence. The intra-urethral device consists of a hemispherical container (cup) (5) inclusive of a valve (10) at the bottom of it, the 'urine flow control valve unit', which could be located in the level of the bladder neck of a female patient, a short silicon cylindrical tube (7) with a narrow diameter. The container (cup) is fixed to the proximal end of the short cylindrical tube while three tape (8) are fixed to the distal end of it at equal distances on the bottom of the tube, the extended tapes have holes (9) on them at the end of the tapes at equal distances.