| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention is a removable drug delivery system used by patients suffering from lower urinary tract infections. Infections involving bacteria in the urine and/or in the superficial regions of the urethral and bladder tissues should be highly amenable to treatment by the release of antibiotics into the urine in the bladder, or onto the walls of the urethra. The present invention comprises the delivery of antibiotics to the infected areas utilizing a modified urethral plug. The urethral plug individually can be used to treat incontinence by plugging the urethra thus preventing the unwanted discharge of urine. The device comprises a balloon (12) at the proximal end and means to inflate and deflate the balloon. The patient simply inserts the plug (10) into the urethra and inflates the balloon (12) to achieve continence or to deliver the antibiotics coated on the plug (10) to the infected areas.</p> |
