| CPC A61B 17/42 (2013.01) [A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 25/10185 (2013.11); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/4225 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1433 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. An intravaginal device for cervical ripening and for use with an insertion device, the intravaginal device comprising:
a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, the shaft having a channel to allow positioning of the shaft over the insertion device, where the distal end is closed to prevent passing of the insertion device beyond the distal end of the shaft;
a first inflatable portion configurable between a deflated state and an inflated state, the first inflatable portion configured to be inserted into a vagina when in the deflated state and to ripen a cervix when inflated with fluid, the first inflatable portion located at the distal end of the shaft;
a second inflatable portion configurable between a deflated state and an inflated state, the second inflatable portion configured to be inserted into the vagina when in the deflated state and wherein the second inflatable portion is a vaginal balloon configured to be located within the vagina shy of the cervix such as to secure a location of the first inflatable portion when the second inflatable portion is in the inflated state, the second inflatable portion located at the proximal end of the shaft, such that when the second inflatable portion is located within the vagina, a portion of the shaft is within the cervix; and
a tube extending from the proximal end of the shaft, the tube in fluid communication with the first inflatable portion and the second inflatable portion through the channel, the tube being configurable between an extended state and a retracted state, wherein in the extended state the tube is configured to be located at least in part outside the vagina to deliver fluid to inflate the first inflatable portion and the second inflatable portion, and wherein in the retracted state the tube is configured to be located within the vagina.
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