Female incontinence device

Claim 1

An incontinence device for females consisting of an adhesive pad having an upper adhesive layer that in use contacts the body and a lower non-adhesive side, said upper adhesive layer of said pad comprising a homogeneous blend of one or more water soluble or swellable hydrocolloids in a viscous elastic binder and said lower non-adhesive side of said pad is a film of polymeric material, said pad is dimensioned so that it can be stuck to the skin of the wearer in the region immediately surrounding the urethral orifice, said pad having a centrally located aperture through said adhesive layer and said non-adhesive side, and a tubular sheath having an upper end that is strengthened by beading and a lower end that is integral with a funnel that empties into a urine-conducting pipe, said tubular sheath including a cylindrical chamber intermediate to said upper and lower ends, wherein the upper end of said sheath has a narrower diameter then said cylindrical chamber and passes through the aperture in said adhesive pad and said beading is adhesively secured to the adhesive layer of said pad.