Method of treating urinary incontinence

1. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:

providing a urological device having a stem defining a lumen, a valve connected to a proximal portion of the stem and located in the lumen, and a head part connected to the stem and extending radially around the valve;

locating the stem and the valve and the head part of the urological device inside of a catheter;

advancing the catheter into a urethra of a user;

deploying the urological device by moving the stem and the valve and the head part out of the catheter;

placing the head part and the valve of the urological device in a bladder of the user; and

placing the stem of the urological device in the urethra of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

removing the catheter out of the urethra of the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a tab connected to a distal portion of the stem, the method further comprising:

anchoring the tab at a meatus of the urethra and preventing migration of the stem into the bladder of the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the head part has a distal surface with a concave curvature, the method further comprising:

placing the concave curvature of the distal surface of the head part in contact with the bladder of the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the valve has a plurality of leaflets, the method further comprising:

placing the plurality of leaflets of the valve in the bladder of the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the valve has a plurality of leaflets that are engaged at a region of co-aption in a closed configuration, the method further comprising:

configuring the plurality of leaflets to separate out of engagement in the region of co-aption in response to an applied urological pressure thus allowing urine to flow out of the bladder and through the urological device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the valve to open in response to a pressure greater than 750 mm H 2 O applied for at least 5 seconds.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the valve to remain in a closed configuration in response to a pressure of up to 900 mm H 2 O applied for less than 0.5 seconds.

9. A method of treating urinary incontinence, the method comprising:

providing a urological device having a stem defining a lumen, a valve having three leaflets that are connected to a proximal portion of the stem and located in the lumen, and a head part connected to the stem and extending radially around the valve;

locating the stem and the valve with the three leaflets and the head part of the urological device inside of a catheter;

advancing the catheter into a urethra of a user;

deploying the urological device by moving the stem and the valve with the three leaflets and the head part out of the catheter;

placing the head part and the valve with the three leaflets of the urological device in a bladder of the user, with the three leaflets of the valve touching each other in a region of co-aption, and placing the stem of the urological device in the urethra of the user and treating the urinary incontinence; and

configuring the three leaflets of the valve to separate one from each other in the region of co-aption in response to an applied urological pressure thus allowing urine to flow out of the bladder and through the urological device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

anchoring a tab connected to the stem to a meatus of the urethra and preventing migration of the stem into the bladder of the user.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

configuring the three leaflets of the valve to separate one from each other in the region of co-option in response to a pressure greater than 750 mm H 2 O applied for at least 5 seconds.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

configuring the three leaflets of the valve to remain in a closed configuration in response to a pressure of up to 900 mm H 2 O applied for less than 0.5 seconds.