Patent ID: 9216105
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A recto-cystocele device adapted to be inserted in a vagina of a woman through a vaginal opening, the recto-cystocele device comprising: a handle; a paddle, wherein the handle and the paddle are distinguished by a bend in the recto-cystocele device which forms essentially an L-shaped unit, the bend possessing a sufficient radius adapted to avoid contact with a pelvic region of the woman and the recto-cystocele device; at least one expandable sheath located on the paddle that is adapted to be expanded in the vagina of the woman after being inserted therein, the woman having a posterior side and an anterior side, the expandable sheath further adapted to be-in contact with at least an upper portion of the vagina that includes a posterior fornix of the vagina and a lower portion of the vagina that does not include the posterior fornix, the handle, which is configured not to go into the vagina, is adapted to be held and manually manipulated by the woman to translate directional pressure against the posterior fornix and the lower portion of the vagina via the expandable sheath when expanded, the handle further configured to extend towards the anterior side of the woman when the paddle is disposed in the vagina.