Patents Assigned to Inamed Corporation
  • Patent number: 5065772
    Abstract: A cervical pressary having a central stem with a passage from end to end thereof. A distal retainer is provided at the distal end of the stem, and a proximal retainer at the other end. The retainer are flexible and distensible. They are connected to each other through the stem passage, and are inflatable by fluid injected into them. A leaflet-type fill valve passes through the wall of the proximal retainer. Th fill valve closes when outside pressure is exerted on the leaflets. The fill valve can be physically opened by insertion of a fill tube into it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Inamed Corporation
    Inventor: James E. Cox, Jr.