Patent ID: 8887731

Claim:
A pessary device comprising: a main stem comprising a distal smaller diameter section and a proximal larger diameter section having an outer circumference, wherein said outer circumference of said proximal larger diameter section of said main stem is concave in shape; a central fluid passage disposed within said main stem; a check valve disposed within said central fluid passage; a cap attached to a distal end of said distal smaller diameter section of said main stem, said cap providing a removable covering for said check valve disposed within said central fluid passage when said pessary device is in use, wherein said cap is hingedly attached to said distal end of said distal smaller diameter section; an inflatable bladder disposed about said outer circumference of said proximal larger diameter section of said main stem adapted to contain a fluid, said inflatable bladder comprising a torus-shape and further defining an inflatable bladder volume; at least one secondary fluid passage providing fluid communication between said central fluid passage and said inflatable bladder volume; a deflation nipple disposed on a proximal surface of said cap and projecting toward said check valve, wherein depression of said cap causes said deflation nipple to physically interface with said check valve thereby allowing said fluid to exit from said pessary device; at least one vent port disposed within said distal smaller diameter section of said main stem, said at least one vent port providing an exit pathway for said fluid to exit said pessary device; an access port disposed at the distal end of said distal smaller diameter section of said main stem, wherein said access port provides for a point of communication between said pessary device and a syringe or surgical tubing allowing for input of said fluid into said central fluid passage, said at least one secondary fluid passage, and said inflatable bladder of said pessary device; wherein said cap covers said access port when said access port is not in communication with said syringe or said surgical tubing; and wherein said distal end of said distal smaller diameter section of said main stem is capable of facilitating user manual manipulation of said pessary device.