PessaryAssistant (U.S. Patent # D814,031)

I was diagnosed with a severe bladder prolapse, and my urogynocologist suggested I try a pessary first, before considering surgery, because I have an otherwise healthy bladder. The pessary has been working perfectly, however, I was unable to remove it myself for cleaning. After doing some research, I found this pessary assistant, and ordered it right away. It works perfectly!!!! The video is so helpful, and I was able to remove and reinsert the pessary easily!! Thank you so much for this invaluable tool!!!

The device definitely works! The people who say otherwise in their reviews just didn’t really try to use the device to its full potential. It works great for insertion because it holds the ring pessary (in the center) folded then you just push pessary in from there. That really helps with the frustration of the ring coming unfolded. For removal it works too, but I find it works best if you guide it in with a finger to the pessary hole. This is still much easier than retrieving pessary without assistance especially for people with dexterity issues that would make using both fingers for retrieval difficult. When done in this way it works, but I have not had luck getting it to go to the right location without guiding the tool to the location you need to hook. You cannot just stick it up there blindly like you may initially envision which is where some of the negative reviews may come from. That is not to say it doesn’t make removal more easy. Just have to be cautious to break suction before pulling. It was a genius invention. Helps me a lot. There is a learning curve initially grasping how to use.

I'm not sure who benefits from this thing. I honestly was not able to place my pessary with it as it popped out and INTO THE TOILET before I could insert. I did not try using the hook to remove because I find it easy enough to valsalva and push it to a point I can hook it with a finger.

Hallelujah! A product that works as described

Does not work on Pessary with knob.

Makes a difficult task a lot easier. Coconut oil makes it even easier. (I only use it for removal.)

Very useful Easy to use Easy to clean

The design of this tool mimics the human hand's ability while adding some reach, but it doesn't make the process easier or less frustrating. With how springy and slippery the situation is, a tube with a plunger to contain the pessary would function better and allow better positioning. Think tampon approach.