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Vaginal probe; in particular for treating incontinence

  • US 20050228316A1
  • Filed: 03/18/2003
  • Published: 10/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vaginal probe, more specifically for diagnostis and therapy of incontinence, with an external portion (20), with an internal portion (22), and with a crosspiece (24) joining said two portions together, said external portion (20) being configured to be a handle and said internal portion (22) being configured as a generally rounded body that a) is oriented symmetrical about a longitudinal center plane(32) which longitudinal center plane is oriented between the legs of the female patient when the vaginal probe is inserted, b) shows cross sections taken in planes running crossways to said longitudinal center plane (32) and said crosspiece (24), cross sections in which its height dimension H, which is determined parallel to the longitudinal center plane (32), is at most half its width B, which is determined across said longitudinal center plane (32), and c) comprises a front subsection (36) distal from the external portion (20), a central section (38) and a rear subsection (40), the central section (38) being curved, the rear subsection (40) being connected to the crosspiece (24), said front subsection (36) and said rear subsection (40) being integrally joined together through the central section (38) and said front subsection (36) and said rear subsection (40) being inclined to each other at an angle of 170-100°

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