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Inflatable vaginal pessary

  • US 5,603,685 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1995
  • Issued: 02/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pessary device comprising:

  • (a) an inflatable, anterior chamber adapted to fit in a vestibule of a vaginal cavity of a human when inflated, wherein said inflatable anterior chamber compresses a urethra of the human when inflated,(b) a first inflation tube having a first end fluidly connected to said inflatable, anterior chamber and a second end having a first inflation valve that permits inflation and deflation of said inflatable anterior chamber,(c) an anchor member comprising an inflatable, posterior chamber adapted to snugly fit in a posterior region of the vaginal cavity when inflated, said inflatable posterior member being posteriorly connected to said inflatable anterior chamber when said pessary device is in its normal operating position, and(d) a second inflation tube having a first end fluidly connected to said inflatable posterior chamber and a second end having a second inflation valve that permits inflation and deflation of said inflatable posterior chamber;

    wherein inflation and deflation of said inflatable posterior and anterior chambers are separately controlled.

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