IP Library Granted Patent US 9,439,748
Granted Patent B2
US 9,439,748 · App. 13/648,702 · Granted Sep 13, 2016

Pessary device

Inventors: Evan Joseph Durling (West Chester, OH); Robert Clark Avery, Jr. (Mason, OH); Kevin Charles Strong (Loveland, OH); Hinrich Knuth (Mason, OH); Daniel Raymond Wiegele (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
A61F2/005A61F6/08A61F2/0004A61F6/06A61F6/12
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Patent No.
US 9,439,748
App. No.
13/648,702
Granted
Sep 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a longitudinal axis, and a hollow interior. The pessary device has a hollow interior containing a protuberance.

Claims (20)

1. A pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a longitudinal axis, a sidewall that extends between the top and the base, and a hollow interior, wherein the top, the base, and the sidewall form an outer periphery defining a total area of the device, wherein the hollow interior is substantially enclosed by the top, the base, and the sidewall, wherein the hollow interior comprises a protuberance that anchors a withdrawal member, and wherein the pessary device is non-expandable.

2. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the protuberance is integral to an inner wall of the pessary device.

3. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the protuberance is non-integral to an inner wall of the pessary device.

4. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the pessary device further comprises a first portion and a second portion that snap fit together along the longitudinal axis.

5. The pessary device of claim 4 , wherein the first portion and the second portion each comprise a protuberance.

6. The pessary device of claim 5 , wherein the protuberance of the first portion and the protuberance of the second portion interlock within the hollow interior.

7. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the protuberance is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene, polyacrylamide, polyformaldehyde, polymethylmethacrylate, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polytrifluorochlorethylene, polyvinylchloride, polyurethane, nylon, silicone, or mixtures or blends thereof, metallic materials, and/or combinations thereof.

8. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the pessary device comprises of a plurality of protuberances and wherein the plurality of protuberances do not contact each other.

9. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the pessary device comprises two or more protuberances and wherein the withdrawal member is held by the two or more protuberances.

10. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the pessary device comprises two or more protuberances, wherein the two or more protuberances are in contact forming an enclosed space, and wherein the withdrawal member crosses through the enclosed space.

11. A pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a longitudinal axis, a sidewall that extends between the top and the base, and a hollow interior, wherein the top, the base, and the sidewall form an outer periphery defining a total area of the device, wherein the hollow interior is substantially enclosed by the top, the base, and the sidewall, wherein the pessary device is non-expandable, wherein the hollow interior comprises a plurality of protuberances that provide structural support within the pessary device.

12. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of protuberances are integral to an inner wall of the pessary device.

13. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of protuberance are non-integral to an inner wall of the pessary device.

14. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the pessary device further comprises a first portion and a second portion that snap fit together along the longitudinal axis.

15. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the first portion and the second portion each comprise a protuberance.

16. The pessary device of claim 15 , wherein the protuberance of the first portion and the protuberance of the second portion interlock within the hollow interior.

17. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of protuberances anchor a withdrawal member to the pessary device.

18. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of protuberances are made of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene, polyacrylamide, polyformaldehyde, polymethylmethacrylate, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polytrifluorochlorethylene, polyvinylchloride, polyurethane, nylon, silicone, or mixtures or blends thereof, metallic materials, and/or combinations thereof.

19. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of protuberances do not contact each other.

20. A pessary device having a top, a base, a length, a longitudinal axis, and a hollow interior, wherein the pessary device is non-expandable, wherein the hollow interior comprises two or more protuberances and a withdrawal member, wherein the two or more protuberances interlock by friction, and wherein the withdrawal member is held between the two or more protuberances.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2012
From: DURLING, EVAN JOSEPH; STRONG, KEVIN CHARLES; AVERY, ROBERT CLARK, JR.; KNUTH, HINRICH; WIEGELE, DANIEL RAYMOND
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Continuity (1)
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