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US 8,911,345 B2Granted
Apparatuses for the amelioration of urinary incontinence in females
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsElan Ziv, Jacob Gilan, Nir Sinai, Idan Bauder, Michal Tune, Eliahu Eliachar, Alex Grinberg, Roni Shabat
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating urinary incontinence, comprising: a node; a support section adapted for providing urethral support attached to the node; and, an anchoring section adapted for resisting movement of the apparatus attached to the node opposite the support section. Optionally, the support section is adapted to treat incontinence according to at least one of: SUTFS, colpo-elevation or colpo-distension.
Claims11
An apparatus for treating urinary incontinence, comprising:
- a device configured for interconnecting a plurality of pieces of tubing together at a midsection of each of the pieces of tubing;
- a plurality of interconnected pieces of tubing, wherein the midsection of each of the pieces of tubing are connected to the device, arranged rotationally symmetrical around a central axis of the apparatus, each piece of tubing configured to provide both anchoring for the apparatus in a vagina and support of a urethra;
- wherein each piece of tubing is further characterized by a proximal section and a distal section;
- and,
- the device for interconnecting is comprised of an anchor base and a support base, the anchor base and the support base adapted with a plurality of grooves to engage and retain each piece of tubing at the proximal section and the midsection of each piece of tubing respectively.
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