Continence augmentor and methods for urinary control

    公开(公告)号:US6030337A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-29

    申请号:US126670

    申请日:1998-07-30

    CPC分类号: A61F2/0009 Y10S128/25

    摘要: A female continence augmentor stops involuntary urine loss due to transient increases in bladder pressure but allows urine flow when automatically opened by transmitted bladder pressure during voluntary voiding. The augmentor improves coaptation and increases midurethral resistance to opening with a resilient mount releasably adhered adhesively to the body in position to prevent inadvertent urine loss. An intralumenal part on the mount has a resilient portion extending into the urethra for urging the dorsal midurethral wall in a dorsal direction for stretching and/or reshaping the midurethral lumen to an arc. The portion has a member located to engage the midurethral wall. A coaptation improver on the member engages with the adjacent midurethra. The improver carries biocompatible hydrophilic material adapted to coact with mucus and mucosa within the urethra. A coated biocompatible hydrophilic membrane can be the member with opposed generally rectangular major surfaces and is circumscribed by an edge. The hydrophilic membrane is bowed along the edge transverse between sides thereof for bearing against the inside of the midurethral walls. The membrane has a mesh of flexible polymer and an arc shape between the sides so the opposed major surfaces are concave and convex. Two struts can extend from the sides to the portion. A method of making the augmentor has the steps of forming the mount of resilient material. The resilient material adheres to the body to support the augmentor in position to prevent inadvertent urine loss through the midurethral lumen. The part on the mount extends into the urethra. Connecting the part to the mount and locating the member on the portion for placement relative to the mount intralumenally is a step. The method step of forming includes molding the mount of a polymer. The step of locating the member uses at least one or two struts. The method has the step of adding an adhesive to the mount and increasing coaptation of the portion with a material. A method of using the augmentor has the steps of inserting the part into the urethra so that the member is within the midurethral lumen and placing the mount adjacent to the urethral exit to retain the member therein. Applying resistance inside the urethra with the member by the portion is a step of using. Urging the dorsal midurethral wall in a dorsal direction and engaging the urethral wall, especially the midurethral wall to remove laxity therein are steps of using.

    Air induction bowl for use with a detergent dispenser
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    Air induction bowl for use with a detergent dispenser 失效
    用于洗涤剂分配器的空气感应碗

    公开(公告)号:US5846499A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-08

    申请号:US607698

    申请日:1996-02-27

    IPC分类号: A47L15/44 B01F1/00 B01D11/02

    摘要: A chemical dispenser that uses an air induction bowl and the air induction bowl. The bowl is adapted to support an inverted container of solid cast chemical and has a jet for directing a spray of liquid on the solid cast chemical to generate a solution thereof. The chemical dispenser has a valve for control of the liquid supplied to the chemical dispenser, the valve being in flow communication with the jet. The bowl comprises a container receiver portion having an upwardly directed container opening defined therein for receiving an inverted container. The container receiver portion presents an inner surface for supporting the container in an inverted disposition. An accumulator portion of the bowl depends from and is in fluid communication with the container receiver portion. The jet is disposed in the accumulator portion of the bowl. A discharge portion depends from and is in fluid communication with the accumulator portion. The discharge portion has an air induction opening that is in fluid communication with the accumulator portion.

    摘要翻译: 使用空气感应碗和空气感应碗的化学分配器。 碗适于支撑固体铸造化学品的倒置容器,并且具有用于将液体喷雾引导到固体铸造化学品上以产生其溶液的射流。 化学分配器具有用于控制供应给化学分配器的液体的阀,该阀与喷射流体连通。 碗包括容器接收部分,其具有限定在其中的向上指向的容器开口,用于接收倒置的容器。 容器接收器部分以倒置的配置呈现用于支撑容器的内表面。 碗的蓄液器部分与容器接收器部分取决于并且与容器接收器部分流体连通。 喷射器设置在碗的蓄能器部分中。 排出部分与蓄能器部分取决于流体连通。 排出部分具有与蓄压器部分流体连通的空气感应开口。