Device and process for preventing female stress urinary incontinence
US7736298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for preventing female stress incontinence designed to be arranged in the vagina, comprising a proximal part (12) extending between a free end and a second end, configured to be undeformable under pressure and to be placed in the suburethral region of the vagina, and a distal part (14) extending the second end of the proximal part (12), made of a material reversibly deformable under pressure, and designed to be placed in the subvesical region of the vagina. The invention is characterized in that the distal part (14) delimits a closed outline which receives the weight of the bladder and transforms same into an ascending force acting on the urethra.
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