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US 2008/0167596 A1Published application
Hemorrhoid treatment suppository
OwnerJiro TAKASHIMAinventor
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Abstract
A suppository for use in an anal canal includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. The shaft has a size to provide sufficient friction against the evacuative pressure of the anal canal. A retaining ring is attached on the shaft between the first end and the second end.
Claims2
A suppository for use in an anal canal comprising:
- a shaft with a first end and a second end, said shaft being generally cylindrical and having a length within the anal canal and a maximum diameter, said maximum diameter being located at 20% of said length within the anal canal, said shaft avoiding involuntary evacuate reaction of the anal canal by peristaltic movement within the anal canal;
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- a retaining ring affixed between said first end and said second end and having a diameter greater than the maximum diameter of said shaft.
A suppository for use in an anal canal comprising:
- a shaft with a first end and a second end, said shaft being generally cylindrical and having a surface area to volume ratio between one to two and two to one, said shaft having a size to movably stay within the anal canal;
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- a retaining ring affixed between said first end and said second and having a diameter of greater than a diameter of said shaft, using peristaltic movement within the anal canal and providing sufficient friction against evacuative pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.