Patent ID: 9737389
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An apparatus arranged around a central axis for treating urinary incontinence, said apparatus being sized and shaped for human intra-vaginal insertion, comprising: a support section that continuously provides at least partial urethral support after insertion by stretching the vaginal wall and that also forms a cradle to provide at least partially occluding urethral support during a high stress incontinence event when the urethra descends against the cradle during the event, wherein the support section comprises a plurality of arms which radiate perpendicularly from the central axis; an anchoring section comprising a second plurality of arms: and a node connecting the anchoring section to the support section wherein the apparatus is rotationally symmetrical around the central axis, the central axis being along a long axis of the apparatus and the apparatus configured so that the long axis lies along a vagina when inserted therein; and a separate cover configured to provide urethral support, thereby applying support to the urethra.