Patent ID: 7476219

Claim:
A non-intrusive female urinary incontinence device ( 13 ) comprising a flexible elastic substantially flat strip ( 1 ) having a flat upper face and a lower face, an opening ( 3 ) being provided in the strip communicating between the upper and lower faces, a fluid collection means surrounding ( 4 ) the opening in a fluid tight manner on the lower face of the strip and means ( 19 ) for attaching the device to a supporting means ( 17 ), wherein the strip and opening are sized and shaped such that when it is stretch fitted over the external urogenital organs, the labia minora extends through the opening and the strip terminates against flesh residing outside the labia minora and inside the labia majora without any intervening material and wherein the flat upper face of the strip conforms to the shape of the wearer and defines a fluid tight fit between the upper face of the strip and the flesh surrounding the labia minora and around the base of the labia minora, such that, in use, urine is conveyed from the urethra, through the labia minora, into the collection means without leakage.