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Device Removal Not Needed Before Voiding.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - An experimental female continence control device that is placed inside the urethra can help control stress urinary incontinence without having to be removed before voiding, according to results of a pilot study presented at the annual meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society.
Unlike urethral plugs, which control leakage but must be removed for voiding, the ContiCare female incontinence device requires no manipulation when a woman needs to urinate, explained Dr. Sharon English, principal author of the study and a urologist at Christchurch (New Zealand) Public Hospital.
Aside from urethral plugs, women with stress urinary incontinence have had only two treatment choices--pelvic floor muscle training or surgery she said at the meeting cosponsored by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
The ContiCare device, which is made of polyurethane and silicone rubber, may be an alternative for women who have not seen improvement with exercise but remain reluctant to undergo surgery said Dr. English, who disclaimed any financial interest in the device.
Under development by ContiCare Medical Inc. based in Eden Prairie, Minn., the device is inserted into the urethra to enhance urethral coaptation, ...
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