Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethrovesical angle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 28, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Contine Corporation
Inventors:
Robert M. Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethovesical angle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 28, 2009
Publication date:
March 22, 2012
Applicant:
CONTINE CORPORATION
Inventors:
Robert M. Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethovesical angle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 28, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 19, 2011
Assignee:
Contine Corporation
Inventors:
Robert M. Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
Abstract: Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portion supported on the pubococcygeus muscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximal portion at an angle approximating the vagina in an erect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of the pubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with a protrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, thereby preserving the urethovesical angle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 28, 2010
Publication date:
December 2, 2010
Applicant:
Contine Corporation
Inventors:
Robert Spitz, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer