| 摘要 |
A female urinary incontinence device including a periurethral cup (11), an external pad (12), and an elastic tubular bellows (13) extending therebetween, as well as associated elements (23) for holding the device in place and for collecting urine flowing therethrough. The periurethral cup is moulded in one piece from soft compressible material and has walls (19) of substantial thickness providing smoothly rounded surfaces (11a) for sealingly contacting surfaces of the periurethral floor and vaginal introitus. One wall portion of the cup curves upwardly to define a resilient urine- deflecting protuberance (20) received within the vaginal introitus. The device also includes a conduit (14) for directing urine to a collector (15), and may include a valved port for allowing air to enter the system within the external pad to prevent the development of relative negative pressure within that system, and vent for allowing gas to escape from the collector. <IMAGE> |
