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US1219496A
US1219496A US6629915A US6629915A US1219496A US 1219496 A US1219496 A US 1219496A US 6629915 A US6629915 A US 6629915A US 6629915 A US6629915 A US 6629915A US 1219496 A US1219496 A US 1219496A
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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  • My invention relates to new and useful improvements in uterine supporters, and more particularly to that class which is held in place by the surrounding tissues.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a supporter which will be of extremely light weight and which will effectively serve its purpose without injury to the uterus, the periuterine tissue or the wall of the vagina.
  • a further object is to provide a collapsible, sectional supporter which may be readily inserted into position and removed therefrom, while said supporter is in collapsed or closed position.
  • a further object is to provide a supporter having large, smooth, contacting surfaces for' uniform pressure against all pelvic structures, thus avoiding any thin or narrow ring surfaces which will tend to perforate or injure certain internal organs.
  • a still further object is to provide a supporter which will take up relaxed periuterine tissues well as cystocele and rectocele and which will help to correct versions, flexion and prolapsed conditions.
  • a further object is to provide a supporter of the above indicated character which will permit uterine drainage if necessary and not produce irritation.
  • Figure l is an elevation of the supporter in its extended position.
  • Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.
  • Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view.
  • Fig. 4 is a central vertical sectional View with the parts extended, and
  • Fig. 5 is .a similar view with the parts folded or telescoped.
  • sponding parts throughout the several views 1 designates thebody portion of the supporter which is preferably constructed and formed of a circular ring, the inner lower edge thereof having an inturned annular flange 2, while the upper outer wall is reduced in circumference to form a shoulder 3, the face of the reduced portion having threads a thereon.
  • a cap 5 Adapted to cooperate with the threads of the body portion and form a closure for one end thereof, is a cap 5, the central portion 6 of which is concaved to form a cup shaped depression 7, said concaved or cup portion being designed to receive the uterus.
  • auxiliary cup-shaped member 8 Cooperating with the body portion 1 and movably mounted therein is an auxiliary cup-shaped member 8 having at its I open edge an outwardly extending annularflange 9 which is adapted to cooperate with the flange 2 to limit the outward movement of the auxiliary member, said auxiliary member being normally held in outward position by means of a spring 10 which spring may be constructed of any suitable material and be of any preferable construction, although in the present instance, I have shown the same as a coil spring.
  • the wall of the cup-shaped member 7 and the outer wall 11 of the auxiliary member 8 are provided with any suitable number of openings 12 and 13 respectively.
  • the points of contact of the supporter with the lining of the vagina are symmetrically curved as at 14, 15 and 16, thus giving a broad, smooth, uniform bearing surface and one that will not irritate the parts contacted when the supporter is being introduced or removed or while being worn.
  • the parts of the device are preferably constructed of hard rubber or similar material, such as bakelite, although, it will be understood that any other suitable form of material may be used and that the holder may be made in sizes to meet the needs and will not be harder to insert than a hard rubber ring. It will also be noted that all of the bearing parts are of broad construction thereby presenting no thin narrow parts which would tend to perforate certain of the pelvic organs and further, that there are no buckles or straps to cause though they could be attached if needed.
  • the supporter permits of a uterine drain-- age while in use, and it is only necessary to remove the device often enough to cleanse perineal irritation, al-' the same and see that it does not produce any irritation.
  • auxiliary cup member In applying the device to use the auxiliary cup member is forced into the body 1 and the supporter then introduced into the vagina, after which the supporter is turned into proper position, when the spring will immediately move the auxiliary cup to its normal outward position. In removing the supporter the above described operations are reversed.
  • a cylindrical body portion having an annular inwardly directed flange at one end, and a reduced portion at its opposite end forming a shoulder, the outer face of the reduced end being threaded, a cap having interior threads on its side wall adapted to engage the threads of the reduced end of the body portion, the inner end of the side wall of the cap resting upon said shoulder, the thickness of the side Wall of the cap being equal to the width of said shoulder whereby a uniform unbroken exterior surface will be provided from the outer end of the cap to the outer end of the body, said surface being oval, and gradually decreasing in diameter from the outer edge of said cap to the outer end of the body, an
  • auxiliary cup-shaped member having an annular outwardly projecting flange to coop crate with the flange of the body portion and limit the outward movement of the auxiliary member, the exterior of said cup shape member being likewise oval shaped and gradually decreasing in diameter from its inner to its outer edge and a spring having its ends engaging the auxiliary cup member and the cap respectively, said spring nor mally holding the auxiliary cup in extended. position.
  • a hollow body portion having a shoulder exterior-1y thereof, a cap threaded on to the body portion and having its edge abutting against said shoulder, the peripheral faces of the body and cap being oval and extended in an unbroken line the full height of the body and cap, said face gradually decreasing in diameter from the outer edge of said cap to the outer end of the body, the outer ends of the body and cap being rounded, the end wall of said cap being concavoconvex to form a cup-shaped depression, an auxiliary cup-shaped member, the exterior of said cup shape member being likewise oval shaped and gradually decreasing in diameter from its inner to its outer edge, means to limit the outward movement of the auxiliary cup-shaped member, a helical-shaped coiled spring having one of its ends engaging said auxiliary member and its opposite end engaging the end Wall of the cap and disposed around the concavo-convex portion thereof, said spring being adapted to normally hold the auxiliary member in extended position.

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Patented Mar. 20, 1917.
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EDW'ARD F. SHAULIS,
OF INDIANA, PENNSYLVAN IA.
UTERINE SUPPORTER.
Application filed December 11, 1915.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ED\V;\RD F. SHAULIS, a citizen of the United titates, residing at Indiana, in the county of fndiana and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Uterine Supporters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.
My invention relates to new and useful improvements in uterine supporters, and more particularly to that class which is held in place by the surrounding tissues.
The object of this invention is to provide a supporter which will be of extremely light weight and which will effectively serve its purpose without injury to the uterus, the periuterine tissue or the wall of the vagina.
A further object is to provide a collapsible, sectional supporter which may be readily inserted into position and removed therefrom, while said supporter is in collapsed or closed position.
A further object is to provide a supporter having large, smooth, contacting surfaces for' uniform pressure against all pelvic structures, thus avoiding any thin or narrow ring surfaces which will tend to perforate or injure certain internal organs.
A still further object is to provide a supporter which will take up relaxed periuterine tissues well as cystocele and rectocele and which will help to correct versions, flexion and prolapsed conditions.
And a further object is to provide a suporter of the above indicated character which will permit uterine drainage if necessary and not produce irritation.
Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more particularly set forth and pointed out in the specification hereunto attached.
In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,
Figure l is an elevation of the supporter in its extended position.
Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.
Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view.
Fig. 4; is a central vertical sectional View with the parts extended, and
Fig. 5 is .a similar view with the parts folded or telescoped.
Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corre- Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Mar. 2 9, 1917.
Serial No. 66,299.
sponding parts throughout the several views 1 designates thebody portion of the supporter which is preferably constructed and formed of a circular ring, the inner lower edge thereof having an inturned annular flange 2, while the upper outer wall is reduced in circumference to form a shoulder 3, the face of the reduced portion having threads a thereon. Adapted to cooperate with the threads of the body portion and form a closure for one end thereof, is a cap 5, the central portion 6 of which is concaved to form a cup shaped depression 7, said concaved or cup portion being designed to receive the uterus. Cooperating with the body portion 1 and movably mounted therein is an auxiliary cup-shaped member 8 having at its I open edge an outwardly extending annularflange 9 which is adapted to cooperate with the flange 2 to limit the outward movement of the auxiliary member, said auxiliary member being normally held in outward position by means of a spring 10 which spring may be constructed of any suitable material and be of any preferable construction, although in the present instance, I have shown the same as a coil spring.
In order to provide for suitable uterine drainage, the wall of the cup-shaped member 7 and the outer wall 11 of the auxiliary member 8 are provided with any suitable number of openings 12 and 13 respectively.
The points of contact of the supporter with the lining of the vagina are symmetrically curved as at 14, 15 and 16, thus giving a broad, smooth, uniform bearing surface and one that will not irritate the parts contacted when the supporter is being introduced or removed or while being worn. The parts of the device are preferably constructed of hard rubber or similar material, such as bakelite, although, it will be understood that any other suitable form of material may be used and that the holder may be made in sizes to meet the needs and will not be harder to insert than a hard rubber ring. It will also be noted that all of the bearing parts are of broad construction thereby presenting no thin narrow parts which would tend to perforate certain of the pelvic organs and further, that there are no buckles or straps to cause though they could be attached if needed.
The supporter permits of a uterine drain-- age while in use, and it is only necessary to remove the device often enough to cleanse perineal irritation, al-' the same and see that it does not produce any irritation.
It is supported and held in proper position by the supporting tissues on account of its large smooth surface which creates a uniform pressure against all pelvic structures. It will likewise take up relaxed periuterine tissues as well as cystocele and rectocele, and on account of the smooth curve on the upper edge of the instrument, as at 14, upon which the uterus is to rest, it will serve to correct versions, flexions and prolapsed conditions as will be understood.
In applying the device to use the auxiliary cup member is forced into the body 1 and the supporter then introduced into the vagina, after which the supporter is turned into proper position, when the spring will immediately move the auxiliary cup to its normal outward position. In removing the supporter the above described operations are reversed.
It will thus be seen. that I have provided a supporter which will be effective in use and in view of the small number of parts and their simple formation, it may be manufactured at an extremely low figure.
What I claim is z- 1. In a supporting device, a cylindrical body portion having an annular inwardly directed flange at one end, and a reduced portion at its opposite end forming a shoulder, the outer face of the reduced end being threaded, a cap having interior threads on its side wall adapted to engage the threads of the reduced end of the body portion, the inner end of the side wall of the cap resting upon said shoulder, the thickness of the side Wall of the cap being equal to the width of said shoulder whereby a uniform unbroken exterior surface will be provided from the outer end of the cap to the outer end of the body, said surface being oval, and gradually decreasing in diameter from the outer edge of said cap to the outer end of the body, an
auxiliary cup-shaped member having an annular outwardly projecting flange to coop crate with the flange of the body portion and limit the outward movement of the auxiliary member, the exterior of said cup shape member being likewise oval shaped and gradually decreasing in diameter from its inner to its outer edge and a spring having its ends engaging the auxiliary cup member and the cap respectively, said spring nor mally holding the auxiliary cup in extended. position.
2. In a supporting device, a hollow body portion having a shoulder exterior-1y thereof, a cap threaded on to the body portion and having its edge abutting against said shoulder, the peripheral faces of the body and cap being oval and extended in an unbroken line the full height of the body and cap, said face gradually decreasing in diameter from the outer edge of said cap to the outer end of the body, the outer ends of the body and cap being rounded, the end wall of said cap being concavoconvex to form a cup-shaped depression, an auxiliary cup-shaped member, the exterior of said cup shape member being likewise oval shaped and gradually decreasing in diameter from its inner to its outer edge, means to limit the outward movement of the auxiliary cup-shaped member, a helical-shaped coiled spring having one of its ends engaging said auxiliary member and its opposite end engaging the end Wall of the cap and disposed around the concavo-convex portion thereof, said spring being adapted to normally hold the auxiliary member in extended position.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
EDWARD F. SHAULIS.
Witnesses:
WILLIAM BANKS, LLOYD G. WELLS.
Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,
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US5390681A (en) * 1993-10-29 1995-02-21 Daley; Todd C. Prophylactic device for oral sex
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