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US 8,127,768 B2Granted
Apparatus for the treatment of feminine pelvic organ prolapse
AssigneeConTIPI Ltd.
InventorElan Ziv
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse, comprising a main body adapted to provide pelvic organ support when inserted into a vagina; and, an applicator for inserting the main body into a vagina.
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An apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse, comprising:
- a main body adapted to provide pelvic organ support when inserted into a vagina;
- and,
- an anchoring body, wherein said anchoring body selectively rests within at least one receiving site located on the main body allowing the anchoring body to be attached to the main body when resting within the at least one receiving site and removed from the main body when detached from the at least one receiving site;
- wherein the main body is a ring shaped main body sized and shaped to apply appropriate pressure on lateral vaginal walls for treating pelvic organ prolapse,
- characterized in that the ring shaped main body is flexible, the device being foldable at least three different points or along at least two axes, such that insertion of the main body does not have to be precise and that the ring shaped main body naturally settles into the appropriate rotational position for prolapse treatment taking a pre-defined multi-planar shape;
- and further comprising,
- an applicator enclosing the ring shaped main body for inserting said ring shaped main body into a vagina.
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An apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse, comprising:
- a main body adapted to provide pelvic organ support when inserted into a vagina;
- and,
- an anchoring body, wherein said anchoring body selectively rests within at least one receiving site located on the main body allowing the anchoring body to be attached to the main body when resting within the at least one receiving site and removed from the main body when detached from the at least one receiving site
- wherein said anchoring body is selected from a group consisting of ring shaped, ovoid and multi-sided.
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An apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse, comprising:
- a main body adapted to provide pelvic organ support when inserted into a vagina;
- and,
- an anchoring body, wherein said anchoring body selectively rests within at least one receiving site located on the main body allowing the anchoring body to be attached to the main body when resting within the at least one receiving site and removed from the main body when detached from the at least one receiving site;
- wherein the main body is a thin main body adapted to provide pelvic organ support when inserted into a vagina, which main body is deformable at least three points thereon and wherein said apparatus does not directly compress a urethra upon insertion.
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A method of treating pelvic organ prolapse, comprising:
- inserting into a vagina an apparatus comprising a first main body portion and a second anchoring portion for treating pelvic organ prolapse;
- positioning said apparatus within said vagina wherein said apparatus exhibits a non-planar configuration after said insertion, wherein said positioning does not apply direct pressure to a urethra;
- anchoring the apparatus within the vagina using the second anchoring portion;
- and,
- removing said apparatus from said vagina by removing the second anchoring portion from at least one receiving site on the first main body portion to reduce the profile of the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.