A laboratory evaluation of a new hydraulic incontinence device.
A new hydraulic incontinence device is described. The device is physiologic because it can be deflated to allow resistance-free voiding and it is designed to respond instantaneously to fluctuations in intra-abdominal pressure, irrespective of whether the bulb is placed at the level of the bulbous urethra or the bladder neck. The device is simple, consisting only of a urethral cuff, an abdominal reservoir and 1 pump containing a single valve.
D000005:Abdomen; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*; D014572:Urology / Q000295:instrumentation*