Inflatable vaginal pessary
First Claim
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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Abstract
A pessary device, comprising a first inflatable chamber adapted to fit in the vestibule of the vaginal cavity of a human when inflated, wherein the chamber compresses the urethra of the human when inflated; an anchor member adapted to snugly fit in the vaginal cavity, the anchor member being connected to the inflatable chamber on the posterior side of the chamber when the pessary is in its normal operating position; and an inflation tube having a first end fluidly connected to the inflatable chamber and a second end connected to an inflation valve located external to the vagina when the pessary device is in its normal operating position that permits inflation and deflation of the inflatable chamber without disturbing the fit of the anchor member.
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19 Claims
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1. A pessary device comprising:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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