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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Elan Ziv, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Jacob Gilan, Binyamina, IL;
Nir Sinai, Alon HaGalil, IL;
Idan Bauder, Carmiel, IL;
Michal Tune, Herzlia, IL;
Eliahu Eliachar, Haifa, IL;
Alex Grinberg, Yokneam, IL;
Roni Shabat, Kibbutz Yizrael, IL;
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/005 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01);
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.