Intravaginal support devices and methods
AssigneeWatkins-Conti Products, Inc.
InventorAllison Conti
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Abstract
The present disclosure, in certain embodiments, relates to a flexible and non-absorbent vaginal insert device that is easier to insert and remove and is for use in improving and preventing symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary and/or fecal incontinence when the device is inserted. In certain embodiments, the device has an optionally cone-shaped upper portion that provides pelvic organ support and a removal portion or stem that facilitates insertion and removal of the device.
Claims20
A vaginal insert device for improving, managing, treating, preventing, and/or eliminating symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, or combinations thereof, the vaginal insert device comprising:
- an upper portion having a cone-shaped body, the cone-shaped body having a base, an interior wall, an interior portion, and an exterior wall;
- and
- a rib within the cone-shaped body, the rib configured to apply pressure to an organ wall to improve, manage, treat, prevent, and/or eliminate symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, or combinations thereof,
- wherein the rib and the cone-shaped body are integral, and
- wherein the rib extends across the interior portion and is connected to the interior wall.
A method for improving, managing, treating, preventing, and/or eliminating symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, or combinations thereof, the method comprising:
- inserting a vaginal insert device into a vagina in a compact configuration, the vaginal insert device having a cone-shaped body with a rib extending within an inner portion of the cone-shaped body;
- aligning the vaginal insert device with an organ wall;
- moving the vaginal insert device to an expanded configuration;
- applying pressure to the organ wall with the vaginal insert device;
- and
- adjusting, in the expanded configuration, the pressure applied to the organ wall from a first pressure to a second pressure by rotating the vaginal insert device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.