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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1993
Goran E. Enhorning, Buffalo, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
The pessary,, which will alleviate the common female problems of stress incontinence and prolapse, includes an annular hollow body,and an air tube,. The hollow body is ring shaped and is made deflatable. While the body,is being inserted into the vagina it is evacuated which diminishes its size and thereby reduces the discomfort associated with insertion. Once in place in the vagina, air is given free access to the hollow device,whereby elasticity of the device causes it to expand to its normal shape. When the device,is to be removed from the vagina the tube,, which is preferable coiled and stowed at the center of the ring shaped device,, is extracted and connected to the hollow needle of a syringe. When the syringe sucks out air, the hollow body,diminished in size, which reduces the discomfort associated with its removal.