Female incontinence control device with mechanically operable valve

A female incontinence control device for insertion into the urethra includes a conduit (12, 92, 132, 182, 242) having a drainage inlet opening (14, 96, 136, 186, 246) to receive urinary fluid from the bladder, and an outlet discharge opening (18, 102, 166, 190, 250) positioned outside the urethra. The device also includes stabilizing structure for holding the conduit in its installed position relative to the urethra and bladder. The conduit (12, 92, 132, 182, 242) includes a manually actuatable drainage control valve (60, 110, 148, 198, 260) positioned outside the urethra. Manual actuation of the drainage control valve from a closed position to an open position is easily accomplished by manipulating an actuator member (80, 118, 164, 210, 268) at a distal end portion of the conduit to selectively control urinary discharge from the conduit. The actuator member can be formed as an extension of a valve member (62, 262) or interconnected with the valve member (112, 152, 200) through a flexible connecting link (120, 170, 212). The actuator member (164) can also be constituted as a flexible discharge member (150) which permits control of the direction of discharge of urinary fluid.