LUNDERG Confidence Clamp - The Original Incontinence Clamp for Men with 3 Removable Top Pads (S, M & L) for Reliable Control and Everyday Confidence - Male Incontinence Products

Another reviewer put it well when they said they never thought they'd resort to using something that looks as "barbaric" as these clamps. Add me to that list. But....when you're dealing with a non-stop dribble all day, and when the flow surges every time you stand up and you don't know if your pad is going to overflow and result in soaking everything out......you need to come up with a solution. And this clamp is a good solution because it puts SOME control back into your life. It will take you several days, if not a week or more, to truly figure out how best to adjust the clamp to balance the objectives of comfort and control. Too tight, and the clamp can be uncomfortable/painful. Too loose, and you don't stop the urine flow. But.....when it's adjusted just right, you don't even feel it on, and you have control over when to loosen the clamp and release urine from the bladder. No more wetness, no more rash, no more fear of overflows and surges, and the number of pads used per day will drop 60-70%. I suggest you try each of the 3 silicon pads provided to see which one works best for you. If I'm going out and about, and want essentially zero urine flow into an incontinence pad, I press down for 2 clicks. If I'm at home and want absolute comfort with some flow into the pad (ex. when I sleep), I only press down for 1 click. Change the position of the clamp on the shaft regularly, and if you get sore, consider putting some Desitin or petroleum jelly on the shaft. You'll get the hang of how to avoid pinching and how many hours you can wait before loosening the clamp and releasing urine. I typically go 4 hours between releases. So....the clamp has been a game-changer for me. I have control, I have greater confidence, and I feel I can do anything I want during the day without fear of surges and overflows. Good luck to you. Incontinence sucks, but this clamp makes a bad situation bearable.

Today, I am ordering my third replacement. Mine broke. I am ordering again because I am so pleased with the performance and results I have with this device, I can’t be without one so I have a spare. I highly recommend this device for men who are incontinent for any reason. It works. It is easy to use and is not uncomfortable to wear. That being said, there are a few things you need to know. The device comes with 3 “stabilizers”: small, medium and large. I would refer to these as “restrictors”, since they apply pressure at a point where they can restrict the flow of urine. If you hold the Large and Medium side-by-side, so you see the letters L and M stamped in the detent, you can clearly see that the medium is bigger than the large. Even the picture in the manual shows the medium looking bigger than the large. A mystery to me… I use the medium stabilizer. When you clamp the unit closed there are 4 levels of tightness. I rationalize that more restriction of flow requires less overall pressure of closure. I clamp to the second notch. Very comfortable. Not too tight but works just right. It can be a work in progress for new users. On one of my units the mounting socket can loose from the bottom bar. Easy to fix with a drop of superglue. To open the clamp, you have to push the lever away from the upper bar posts and down. Bending this lower bar places stress on the bar at the point near the lower stabilizer. After months of constant use this bar will fatigue and clack. See picture. Can’t fix that. Too much stress. Get out your spare and order another. A small cost for the results. I have been using this item for well over two and a half years now with great success and satisfaction. I wear it seven 24.

Looks to be well made. The product is very adjustable. For each size, (S, M, L) there are 4 dependable clip settings, so experience will teach which setting is the best in a dependable way. Without knowing how fast the pads will wear out, durability of pads will not be known until they begin to wear or get old, but in any case, replacement pads are available, but I don't know anything about pricing. One good thing. Because there 3 sizes, and it takes two slightly different pads to use, there is 1 top pad and the choice of 3 bottom pads. Once your habit is established, only one size of the bottom pads will be used, but in the long term, all three sizes use identical pads with S,M, or L internal mounting plastic structure, and apparently one can stretch the bottom pad quite a bit to to put it on the internal plastic structure. This may means that when the bottom pad starts to wear out, potentially you already have two spare bottom pad replacements that could be slipped off their internal mountings and put on the mounting of the size that you use, thus lengthening their life by a factor of three. This does not apply to the top pad as you have one of these. The comfort of wearing the device seems to be OK, so far I have had no problem with circulation, but I have not yet used it enough to find what is best. It is a little hard to tell how tight to make it, but that will become clear with habitual use. The pads with their corresponding internal plastic structures are extremely easy to remove as a unit to clean. The cleaning process promises to be very easy, WITH ONE POSSIBLE CAVEAT for the long term. I don't yet know if this caveat is important or not. The caveat is that the pads are loosely mounted on their corresponding internal structure like a loose glove and if something gets inside, it may take some effort to clean out the insides of the pads and over the long term it might become a source of contamination if you don't. There may be the possibility of urine or water getting inside the pad (e.g. inside the "glove"), although generally I don't think it will necessarily get wet in this way, as things will probably tend to stay dry when device is properly used, but I don't have experience yet to know how this would tend to turn out. If you wash the pads with soup and water, they would have to be well rinsed shaken out and let dry so that water on the inside of the pad didn't eventually mildew. Otherwise wiping off the outside can be very easy without this problem. ONLY if this turns out to be a problem in the long term: It is probably not a good idea to frequently take the pad off of its plastic mounting to clean the insides of the pad and the plastic mounting structure because to take off or put on the pad the mounting structure it would be necessary to stretch the 1/4" hole into the pad to 1 1/4" in order to get it on or off the mounting structure. Clearly this was done in manufacturing without harm to the pad, but it is not really designed to easily or frequently do this between uses. On the other hand with a bit of trouble, if it held up in this kind of manipulation, but once in a long while it may work to turn the pad inside out after taking it off of its plastic mount, and completely clean the insides of the pad and its mount. Generally, so far, I like the device and it solves a several problems for me.

I like this product and am fairly well pleased with the results. It is comfortable to wear (surprisingly!) and cuts off the flow of urine when attached properly. It is, however, easy to not get it in just the right spot and find that you continue to have dribbles. In this case, realignment is necessary. I still wear a pad while using it, but find that i am going through far fewer pads per day. The biggest reason I bought it was so I could avoid having to change a pad every hour when I am active (as opposed to sitting at the desk). I would recommend this for any males with incontinence issues. UPDATE: broke in half after nearly six months use. have not heard from the company after 3 (4?) business days. UPDATE 2: Got a response from the company - see below. I'm not faulting them for their response, but for $40 for a small plastic device.... well. "While the clamp is designed to be durable, with daily use of about 16 hours a day, the constant pressure and repeated opening/closing can gradually wear down the materials. That’s why we recommend replacing the clamp every 4 to 6 months for optimal performance and safety, especially with extended daily wear. Since your order was placed back in January, it has unfortunately passed our standard warranty period. "

Extremely disappointed! Very hard to use and came with little to no instructions. I emailed the company a week ago and still haven't had any response, even though they say they will respond within 24 hours. In 2019 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My entire prostate had to be removed and the fatty tissue around it removed. I explained this issue to the company in my email. I was hoping I had found an answer to my increasing uncontrollable incontinence and my 8-10 pads a day. I found immediately it was very uncomfortable and hard to maneuver. The clamp is poorly designed because of the hinge isn't adjustable causing the penis to be squashed towards the latch and getting skin caught in the latch which is extremely painful. Getting the clamp to stay in place on the penis when getting up and down is impossible and very aggravating. I would be afraid to try and wear the clamp in a meeting without a pad. If it came off, I would be totally drenched. It causes pain and chaffing. By the time I can get it tight enough to keep it from coming off and leaking, it so painful I can only wear it for 20 minutes. It is definitely not an answer to my problem. It has caused more problems. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to someone with major incontinence problems. There is an artificial sphincter valve that can be implanted by a surgeon, but I have mixed feelings about having that procedure. After the disappointment with the clamp, it looks more like this is what I am going to have to do.

I'm 77. Prostate cancer survivor--23 years out. Incontinence was an inconvenience for many years. Then I hit 70. Five soggy pads a day. After discovering the Confidence clamp, I still wear a pad (for peace of mind) and change it every 24-48 hours with minimal or NO leakage. I've tried 3 other clamps. They all work, but not as well as this one for me. I can walk, ride my bike, lift weights, exercise, yard work, with no or very slight leakage. It takes some trial and error to get the right combination of clamp options, and there is a short learning curve on tightening it. It has been life changing. Best invention since the wheel! 3 months out: I have both of the Lunderg clamps and a Cunningham clamp. They all work fine and are life changing compared to pads (I still wear one for security, but change it every few days NOT because of urine). The biggest problem with the Lunderg clamps is they don't stay in place. The Cunningham clamp tends to stay in place better, is easier to install correctly, and is 100% effective. I've switched back to the Cunningham, but wear the Lundergs occasionally.

I have experienced incontinence following prostate surgery. I was leery about using something like this. It just sounded weird. It has been a life saver. I had been using 5-6 Depends a day and carrying a couple around with me wherever I went. I now use 1 or 2 a day, which saves me a bunch of money, as my incontinence appears to be a long-term problem. I have lost “leak anxiety” and don’t feel the need to always have an extra diaper with me. The device is very comfortable, to the point where I don’t really notice that I’m wearing it. Here’s the only issue. The clamps came with a set of 3 inserts of different sizes. This allows you to find the clamping pressure that keeps you from leaking without clamping so hard that you block the flow of blood. I have used this for months. While I do leak a bit, I think that’s a good thing as I have yet to cut off the blood flow, which would be really bad! I saw several such devices for sale, some much more expensive than this item. Save yourself some money and go for this clamp. Update: I am now one year past my surgery. While I am not fully recovered, my leakage issue is greatly improved. Without contradicting anything in my previous review, I feel I should point something out. On the advice of a doctor at Mayo clinic, I began reducing my use of the clamp after about 4 months. What I found was that my symptoms had improved a great deal more than I thought. The 4-5 pad a day need I thought I had was really more like 1 or 2. I gradually relied less and less on the clamp and began using it only when I exercised or went out for a few beers. At this point, I almost never use it. I guess what I'm saying is that at some point you should check on your progress by not using the clamp. You may find that things are more improved than you thought. And, of course, use it as much as you need to until things improve. Good luck!

The top part of the clamp became detached after two days of use. Will try some glue to reattach and see how it goes. Disappointing in that regard.