Apparatus used to treat enuresis by conditioning

Apparatus used to treat enuresis by conditioning, including one pair purple underpants with penis sheath; pink moulded plastic hip attachments with tubes and inflatable bulb; and remains of a wooden device to detect onset of urination, invented by Samuel Anderson Vincent, Belfast, 1960-1970.

This enuresis device was presented by Vincent at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society at Queen's University, Belfast, in 1967. The device had been modified from an earlier design patented by Vincent. It combines a balloon design with the traditional pad and bell method for treating enuresis. The bulb is inflated to elevate the pelvic floor from below by pressing on the perineal region. The inflation is triggered when urine is detected on the wooden panel for electrical/water interface. Once urine is detected, an alarm is set off in response. The bulb is held in place on the body with the hip attachments, that are worn like a harness.