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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Simon, Boston, MA (US);
Paul McLaughlin, Scituate, MA (US);
Leo Felice, Pascoag, RI (US);
Michelle Maxfield-Bahr, Somerville, MA (US);
Sharad Joshi, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
UroMed Corporation, Needham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128885 ; 128D / ; 600 29 ;
Abstract
There is presented an assembly for prevention of urinary incontinence in humans, the assembly comprising an applicator and an elastomer body. The applicator is adapted to position the elastomer body in the urethra of a female or male and includes a support portion for retaining the elastomer body, and a manipulable portion for positioning the elastomer body in the urethra. There is further presented a method for preventing an unwanted discharge of urine, utilizing the aforesaid assembly.