Conformable urethral plug
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Feb 25, 1992
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Dec 31, 1990
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Dec 31, 1990
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The present invention is a device and method of using a device by patients who suffer from urinary incontinence. This device is a flexible urethral plug which has two components: a molded soft inflatable plastic catheter and a transportable fluid. The fluid can be moved from an external bellows, through a check valve to inflate and distend the device within the urethra, the bladder neck or the bladder causing the device to block the flow of urine through the urethra and assist the natural function of the sphincter in closing the urethra.
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