Device for controlling female incontinence
CA 2035913 A1 · Owner: Enhorning, Goran E. · Inventors: Enhorning, Goran E.
Overview
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A female incontinence device inserted into the vagina for supporting the vaginal tissue on each side of the upper urethra so that the tissue therebetween will be stretched like a hammock and will offer counter pressure to sudden increases in intra-abdominal pressure as occur during coughing sneezing, laughing, and physical exercise thereby, preserving continence. The device (22) includes an annular or oval, inflatable body section (24) having an aperture (32) extending therethrough means for, inflating and deflating the body section and two, projections attached to the body section. The latter support the vagina on each side of the urethra, whereby the tissue between the points of support, …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 7, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 7, 2011.
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