Patent ID: 6030337
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A female continence augmentor adapted to prevent involuntary urine loss due to transient increases in bladder pressure but to passively allow urine flow upon voluntary emptying of the bladder, the female continence augmentor for improving urethral coaptation while increasing mid-urethral resistance to opening the lumen, the female continence augmentor comprising:a mount formed of a resilient material, the mount adapted to adhere to the female body and support the female continence augmentor in position to prevent inadvertent urine loss through the midurethral lumen;an intralumenal part carried on the mount, the intralumenal part for extending from the mount and into the urethral lumen at least to the midurethra, anda resilient portion carried on the intralumenal part, the resilient portion located intralumenally within the midurethra and adapted to at least urge the dorsal midurethral wall in a dorsal direction to stretch and/or reshape the midurethral lumen to have a more arcuate shape transversely thereacross.