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Device and related method for reducing swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues

  • US 5,263,926 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1992
  • Issued: 11/23/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for reducing swelling of hemorrhoids, comprising:

  • a body member in the form of a rectal insert;

    a fluid material contained in said body member, said fluid material being hypertonic with respect to hemorrhoidal tissues, said fluid material including a non-aqueous molecular substance giving rise to an osmotic pressure tending to draw water into said fluid material; and

    a semipermeable membrane permeable to water and impermeable to said molecular substance, said membrane being disposed along an outer surface of said body member so that said membrane is in substantial direct contact with hemorrhoidal tissues upon insertion of said body member into a rectum, whereby water is absorbed through said membrane from rectal tissues upon insertion of said body member into a rectum.

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