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Resilient intravaginal device

  • US 10,004,584 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2006
  • Issued: 06/26/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An intravaginal wire-form device for controlling urinary incontinence in a user comprising:

  • a) a working portion comprising elastic material struts and having an initial equivalent diameter ranging from 20 to 170 mm, an insertion equivalent diameter ranging from 5 to 25 mm, a use equivalent diameter ranging from 20 to 40 mm and a length suitable for insertion by a user into a vagina of the user ranging from 20 to 60 mm, the wire-form in the working portion comprising a sinusoidal shape;

    b) an anchoring portion comprising an elastic material and for retention in the vagina, wherein the entire anchoring portion extends beyond the working portion and having an initial equivalent diameter ranging from 20 to 60 mm, an insertion equivalent diameter ranging from 10 to 25 mm, a use equivalent diameter ranging from 20 to 60 mm and a length ranging from 10 to 50 mm; and

    c) a withdrawal element extending from the device to enable the user to make the device smaller for removal from the vagina of the user by pulling on the withdrawal element after use, wherein the withdrawal element comprises a string crisscrossed between struts of the device,wherein the use equivalent diameter of the anchoring portion is larger than the use equivalent diameter of the working portion, the use equivalent diameter of the working portion is larger than the insertion equivalent diameter of the working portion, wherein the working portion has a different shape than the anchoring portion, the wire-form device further enclosed in a friction reducing material,wherein wire-form is a single wire, wherein the working portion has a greater number of struts than the anchoring portion and wherein the anchoring portion is non-tubular in shape.

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