Intra-vaginal device withdrawal assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9597222-B2
Application number	US-201414247940-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	Oct 10, 2012
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

An intravaginal device having an aperture and a withdrawal assembly. The withdrawal assembly has a withdrawal member and an obstruction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pessary device comprising an outer shell, a hollow region, and an aperture to the hollow region;
wherein the hollow region comprises a withdrawal assembly and at least a first pair of protuberances and a second pair of protuberances;
wherein the withdrawal assembly comprises a withdrawal member and an obstruction;
wherein the second pair of protuberances at least partially blocks the aperture; and
wherein the first pair of protuberances prevent the second pair of protuberances from bending towards the aperture.

2. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the obstruction main body has a shape comprising a length, a width, and a height;
wherein at least one of the length, width, or height, is greater in dimension than the other two dimensions.

3. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the obstruction comprises one or more interconnected parts.

4. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the second pair of protuberances are flexible.

5. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the obstruction comprises slots enabled to hold the withdrawal member.

6. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the second pair of protuberances are offset along the longitudinal axis.

7. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the obstruction has a compressed shape and an expanded shape.

8. The pessary device of claim 1 , wherein the obstruction comprises an outer length, an outer height, and an outer width; and wherein at least one of the obstruction outer length, obstruction outer width, or obstruction outer height is greater than the largest dimension of the aperture.

9. A pessary device comprising a top, a base, a length, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a hollow region, an aperture to the hollow region, and a withdrawal assembly;
wherein the withdrawal assembly comprises a withdrawal member and an obstruction; wherein the obstruction comprises an outer length, an outer height, and an outer width; wherein at least one of the obstruction outer length, obstruction outer width, or obstruction outer height is greater than the largest dimension of the aperture; and
wherein the hollow region is symmetric about a transverse axis;
wherein the hollow region comprises a first end section, a central section and a second end section;
wherein the first end section comprises a pair of protuberances;
wherein the second end section comprises a pair of protuberances; and
wherein the first end section pair of protuberances and the second end section pair of protuberances define the central section of the hollow region.

10. The pessary device of claim 9 , wherein the first end section comprises a first pair of protuberances and a second pair of protuberances.

11. The pessary device of claim 10 , wherein the second pair of protuberances are flexible.

12. The pessary device of claim 11 , wherein the first pair of protuberances prevent the second pair of protuberances from bending towards the aperture.

13. The pessary device of claim 9 , wherein the obstruction comprises slots enabled to hold the withdrawal member.

14. A pessary device comprising an outer shell, a hollow region, and an aperture to the hollow region;
wherein the hollow region is symmetric about a transverse axis; wherein the hollow region comprises a first end section, a central section, and a second end section; wherein the hollow region comprises a withdrawal assembly;
wherein the withdrawal assembly comprises a withdrawal member and an obstruction;
wherein the first end section comprises a first pair of protuberances and a second pair of protuberances;
wherein the second pair of protuberances at least partially blocks the aperture;
wherein the second end section comprises a third pair of protuberances; and
wherein the first end section second pair of protuberances and the second end section third pair of protuberances define the central section of the hollow region.

15. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the obstruction main body has a shape comprising a length, a width, and a height;
wherein at least one of the length, width, or height, is greater in dimension than the other two dimensions.

16. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the obstruction comprises one or more interconnected parts.

17. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the second pair of protuberances are flexible.

18. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the obstruction comprises slots enabled to hold the withdrawal member.

19. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the second pair of protuberances are offset along the longitudinal axis.

20. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the obstruction has a compressed shape and an expanded shape.

21. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the obstruction comprises an outer length, an outer height, and an outer width; and wherein at least one of the obstruction outer length, obstruction outer width, or obstruction outer height is less than the largest dimension of the central section of the hollow region.

22. The pessary device of claim 14 , wherein the obstruction comprises an outer length, an outer height, and an outer width; and wherein at least one of the obstruction outer length, obstruction outer width, or obstruction outer height is greater than the largest dimension of the aperture.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Durling Evan Joseph
• Strong Kevin Charles
• Avery Jr Robert Clark
• Knuth Hinrich
• Jones Daniel Christy

Classifications

• A61F6/00

  Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor · CPC title

• A61F6/12 Primary

  Inserters or removers · CPC title

• A61F6/06

  for use by females (A61F6/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61F6/08

  Pessaries, i.e. devices worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition or prevent conception {, e.g. combined with devices protecting against contagion} · CPC title

• A61F2/005

  with pressure applied to urethra by an element placed in the vagina · CPC title