Patent ID: 9199060
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, comprising: 1) providing a urethral catheter system comprising: 2) inserting said urethral catheter into a urethra to position said urethral balloon element in said urethra; 3) inflating said urethral balloon element in said urethra to channel urine flow through said urethral catheter and to prevent urine flow in said urethra; 4) allowing urine to flow out of said urethral catheter when said drainage assembly is opened and preventing urine from flowing out of said urethral catheter when said drainage assembly is closed; 5) after a desired period of time, replacing said urethral catheter with a different urethral catheter in said urethra, wherein a urethral balloon element in said different urethral catheter is in a different position in said central portion compared to said urethral catheter, thereby positioning a urethral balloon element of said different urethral catheter in a different position in said urethra compared to said urethral catheter and 6) repeating steps 1) through 5) as desired, wherein, when replacing a urethral catheter with a different urethral catheter, trauma caused by a urethral balloon element to a particular area of said urethra is minimized.