Hemorrhoidal device
US3939842A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 1974 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/0028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable rectal insert of plastic material chemically inert to body fluids encapsulating a freezable medium having a freezing point of about 0.degree. to 32.degree.F. The insert has a small bulbous end for rectal insertion which is collapsible upon melting of the medium and compensating dilation of the other enlarged reservoir end maintains constant internal volume of the insert.
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