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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Elan Ziv, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Amir Perle, Haifa, IL;
Eran Hirschowitz, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Roni Shabat, Kibbutz Yizrael, IL;
Idan Bauder, Carmiel, IL;
Nir Sinai, Alon HaGalil-Doar-Na HaMovil, IL;
Elan Ziv, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Amir Perle, Haifa, IL;
Eran Hirschowitz, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Roni Shabat, Kibbutz Yizrael, IL;
Idan Bauder, Carmiel, IL;
Nir Sinai, Alon HaGalil-Doar-Na HaMovil, IL;
Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating urinary incontinence, comprising: (a) a support section adapted for providing urethral support; (b) an anchoring section adapted for resisting movement of the apparatus; (c) a normally open expansion mechanism adapted to urge the support radially outwards; and (d) a conversion mechanism adapted to sharply and selectively reduce an outward urging of said support.