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US 2009/0156971 A1Published application
Hemorrhoid treatment device
OwnerJiro Takashimainventor
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Abstract
The hemorrhoid treatment device has a head and a shaft. The head has a spherical shape which is between 6 and 14 millimeters in diameter. The shaft has a cylindrical shape extending from the head. The minimum length of the shaft is 30 mm. The surface area of the head is equal to the surface area of a portion of the shaft. The portion of the shaft is defined from a portion adjacent to the head and 1.5 cm to 4.0 cm from the head.
Claims6
A hemorrhoid treatment device maintained within an anal canal and interactive with said anal canal, the device comprising:
- a unitary body consisting of a head and a shaft, said head being connected to one end of said shaft and having a generally spherical shape, said shaft having a generally cylindrical shape, said shaft having a diameter less than 20% of the length of said shaft, said head having a surface area equal to a surface area of a portion of said shaft immediately adjacent said head and between 1.5 cm to 4.0 cm from said head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.