Systems and methods for the treatment and prevention of female pelvic dysfunction

A vaginal dilation device adapted to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, comprising:

• a handle portion;
• a distal tip;
• a shaft portion extending distally from the handle portion to the distal tip and being sized and configured to contact vaginal tissue, the shaft portion comprising:
• a spine region extending distally from the handle portion, the spine region comprising a plurality of spines arranged parallel to each other, the spine region being generally tubular in shape and being configured to expand in diameter as the shaft portion expands from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration;
• and
• a distal arm region extending distally from the spine region to the distal tip of the vaginal dilation device, the distal arm region comprising a plurality of distal arms that connect the distal tip of the vaginal dilation device to a distal end of each of the plurality of spines, the distal arm region being generally conical in shape and being configured to provide a gradual increase in diameter along the shaft portion from the distal tip to the spine region
• wherein the distal tip of the vaginal dilation device is configured to maintain a constant diameter profile in both the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration.