EP 1030629 A1 20000830 - PESSARY WITH MEDICATED CARTRIDGE
Title (en)
PESSARY WITH MEDICATED CARTRIDGE
Title (de)
PESSAR MIT ARZNEISTOFFHALTIGER KARTUSCHE
Title (fr)
PESSAIRE AVEC CARTOUCHE MEDICAMENTEUSE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9823346 W 19981102
- US 6400797 P 19971103
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9922680A1] A pessary (10) for treating uterine prolapse, and incontinence includes a medicated cartridge (14) that dispenses a sustained, steady dose of a drug. The drug is preferably an estrogen which, in combination with the pessary, reduces incontinence by improving the tone of genitourinary structures. The pessary (10) may be in the shape of a ring, torus or cube. It has a receptacle (16), recessed in the surface of the pessary, and open to the surrounding environment. The cartridge (14) has a shape, and size complementary to the recessed receptable (16), but the cartridge may be slightly larger than the receptacle so that the cartridge (14) may be pressed into the receptacle, and retained there for a prolonged period of time, during which the drug is released. The cartridge (14) may be selectively removed, for example by flexing the pessary or using a specialized tool, so that a new or recharged cartridge may be inserted into the receptacle. The disclosure also includes a tool with a spring biased trigger for inserting receptacles into the pessary receptacle.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 6/08 (2013.01); A61K 9/0036 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9922680 A1 19990514; AU 1300799 A 19990524; EP 1030629 A1 20000830; EP 1030629 A4 20010905
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9823346 W 19981102; AU 1300799 A 19981102; EP 98956493 A 19981102