Rectal insert
AssigneeHealth Products Research, Inc.
InventorsVladimir A. Stoy, George P. Stoy
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Abstract
A method of treating hemorrhoids which comprises inserting into the rectum of a subject afflicted therewith a substantially cylindrical shaped insert, comprising a water swellable polymer having a water content of at least 35% by weight, said insert having previously been frozen by being subjected to a temperature below 0.degree. C. for a sufficient amount of time to freeze the free water therein and maintaining said insert with at least a portion thereof outside the sphincter muscle, and apparatus therefore.
Claims16
A package means for treatment of rectal disorder comprising
- a disposable substantially form retaining package of predetermined shape enveloping a water swellable polymer in gel form comprising at least 35% by weight of water, said gel being selected to provide an insert of sufficient rigidity to be inserted into the rectum after said insert has been cooled to below 0.degree. C.
- said insert, when frozen, comprising a substantially cylindrical body provided with a substantially conical nose at one end thereof and a rearward collar proximate to the other end thereof, said nose facilitating insertion and said collar preventing initial total passage of the insert beyond the sphincter muscle of the rectum.
A method of treating hemorrhoids which comprises inserting into the rectum of a subject afflicted therewith a substantially cylindrical insert shaped and dimensioned to enter readily thru the rectal sphincter muscle, said insert comprising a water swellable polymer having a water content of at least 35% by weight, said insert having previously been frozen by being subjected to a temperature below 0.degree. C. for a sufficient amount of time to freeze the free water therein and maintaining said insert with at least a portion thereof outside the sphincter muscle for at least one minute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.