Patent ID: 9072578
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intravaginal device for the control of stool passage of a female user, the device comprising: a reversibly extendable force applying portion having an extended state and a nonextended state; and an intravaginal stabilizing body supporting the force applying portion, the stabilizing body extending in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the stabilizing body having a laterally narrower portion and a laterally wider portion, and the greatest lateral extent of the force applying portion being narrower than the greatest lateral extent of the stabilizing body, wherein the stabilizing body is sized and configured to fit entirely within a vaginal cavity of the user with the longitudinal extent of the stabilizing body extending substantially along a length of the vaginal cavity to hold the force applying portion in contact with the user's recto-vaginal septum to control the passage of stool through a rectum of the user.