Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Amanda Rae Altan

MaryAnn Zunker

Chadwick Irvin Romzek

Christine Marie Cowell

Matthew Edward Gerstle

Sarah Anne Olson

Steven Charles Schapel

Michael Maloney

Jennifer Leigh Skabroud Misek

Kyle John Schuman

Sean Michael Maloney

Yogesh Kumar Chauhan

A vaginal insert which can be provided in an applicator for the treatment of urinary incontinence in females. The vaginal insert can provide tension-free incontinence treating support perpendicularly to the urethra (i.e., across the urethra).

Vaginal insert

A vaginal insert device includes a support segment having a distal end and a proximal end, the support segment defining a support segment plane; and a stabilizing segment extending from the distal end of the support segment, the stabilizing segment defining a stabilizing segment plane, wherein the stabilizing segment plane is generally perpendicular to the support segment plane when the vaginal insert device is in an in-use configuration. A vaginal insert device system including the vaginal insert device can also include an applicator coupled to the vaginal insert device when the vaginal insert device is in an insertion configuration.

Vaginal insert device having perpendicular segments

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Kaukauna, WI, United States of America

Amanda Rae Altan