Patent ID: 6149635
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of controlling urinary incontinence in a female having a vagina and an adjacent urethra region, comprising the steps of:preparing a urine collection device having a generally tubular sheath of generally pliable, water-impermeable material formed with a closed end and a contoured open end and including a urine-absorbing medium disposed within the sheath and accessible from the open end thereof; andextending the closed end of the device into the vagina and positioning the contoured open end over the urethra region whereby any urine that escapes from the urethra region is funneled into the sheath through the open end thereof and absorbed by the medium within the sheath internally of the vagina while being shielded from the tissues of the vagina by the water-impermeable sheath.