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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Claude Tihon, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
ContiMed, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 29 ; 128D / ; 128885 ;
Abstract
A device for managing urinary incontinence in a human female comprises a soft, non-porous dome-shaped suction cup like device having a flat annular zone about its periphery and adapted to cooperate with the vestibule floor of female genitalia for blocking the flow of urine without being in physical contact with the urethral meatus.