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This invention is a device (10) for controlling urinary incontinence in a female patient, including a shaft (12) having a length sufficient to transit the length of a female patient's urethra, a flange (16) externally extending from the shaft (12) proximate the proximal end of the shaft (12), effect

This invention is a device (10) for controlling urinary incontinence in a female patient, including a shaft (12) having a length sufficient to transit the length of a female patient's urethra, a flange (16) externally extending from the shaft (12) proximate the proximal end of the shaft (12), effective for securing the shaft (12) in position within a female patient's urethra when the flange (16) is positioned between a female patient's labia minora and vestibular floor. The distal end portion of the shaft (12) is straight and free of any retention element having, or expandable to have, a diameter effective for seal engaging the urethra.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A device for controlling urinary incontinence in a female patient, comprising:(a) a shaft having an external diameter, a proximal end, a distal end, and a length; and(b) a flange externally extending from the shaft proximate the proximal end of the shaft, effective for securing th

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A device for controlling urinary incontinence in a female patient, comprising:(a) a shaft having an external diameter, a proximal end, a distal end, and a length; and(b) a flange externally extending from the shaft proximate the proximal end of the shaft, effective for securing the shaft in position within a female patient's urethra when the flange is positioned between a female patient's labia minora and vestibular floor, the flange defining a passage;(c) wherein a distal end portion of the shaft is substantially straight and possesses a diameter such that the diameter of the urethra during micturition is sufficiently greater than the diameter of the shaft to prevent sealingly engaging the urethra, but sufficiently small relative to the diameter of the shaft to cause a sealing engagement of the urethra at all times other than during micturition.