Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for fitting a pessary
- Patent Title (中): 用于装配子宫托的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12726475Application Date: 2010-03-18
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Publication No.: US08728013B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Amir Perle , Elan Ziv , Idan Bauder
- Applicant: Amir Perle , Elan Ziv , Idan Bauder
- Applicant Address: IL Caesarea
- Assignee: ConTIPI Medical Ltd.
- Current Assignee: ConTIPI Medical Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Caesarea
- Main IPC: A61B5/107
- IPC: A61B5/107 ; A61B5/22 ; A61F2/00 ; A61F6/08

Abstract:
There is provided a device for measuring an inside shape of a vagina, including a device body, operationally connected to one or more movable cheeks, the cheeks movable in a direction substantially transaxially relative to the device body longitudinal axis, and a width indicator, for indicating a distance between opposite faces of the cheeks. There is provided a method for fitting a pessary including inserting a Pessary Caliber (PC) into a vagina, extending cheeks of the PC to press against sides of the vagina, measuring a distance between the cheeks, measuring how deep the PC is inserted into the vagina, and selecting a pessary size based, at least in part, on the measuring. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100274159A1 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FITTING A PESSARY Public/Granted day:2010-10-28
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