Pictured is Allison Conti, Founder and CEO of Watkins-Conti Products, Inc. Photo provided by Trinity Ridge Photography.
For most of history, women’s pelvic health concerns have been considered taboo. Sadly, the shame surrounding discussions about the pelvic floor and vaginal health still persist today and a lack of awareness of these concerns have led to the absence of meaningful solutions. Watkins-Conti Products, Inc. is on a mission to change the stigma by opening up the dialogue and creating a groundbreaking solution for a particular pelvic health condition that affects one in three women globally, urinary incontinence.
Allison Watkins-Conti, the founder and CEO of Watkins-Conti Products, Inc. recalls being raised in an entrepreneurial environment where she witnessed the creation and formation of several sustainable businesses. Throughout the course of her career, Allison has developed a reputation as a competent leader, reliable advisor, and inspiring speaker. In addition, she has several years’ worth of experience in the many facets of business management.
Owing to the environment she was raised in, the career she pursued, and her personal experiences, Allison Watkins-Conti is dedicated to the innovation and development of affordable, practical solutions for common life-altering difficulties that women face. In 2015, she conceived the solution to involuntary urine leakage, a medical issue that affects an estimated one in three women worldwide.
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the unintentional release of urine when physical movement or activity puts pressure or stress on the bladder, causing a person to leak. This condition affects women more than men. Due to the nature of this condition, people afflicted with it tend to isolate themselves out of embarrassment. When urine leaks after coughing, laughing, sneezing, running, or heavy lifting, it hurts a person’s quality of life.
To help women with this condition lead fuller lives, Watkins-Conti Products is on a mission to offer Yōni.Fit as a solution. Designed, engineered, and patented by Allison Watkins-Conti, Yōni.Fit is a non-surgical, intravaginal device made of medical-grade silicone. It is designed to work by providing an appropriate amount of pressure at the bladder neck while counteracting pelvic organ prolapse.
Yōni.Fit is currently undergoing clinical trials for the FDA approval process. The current study is being led by Erik Sokol, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. This multi-site trial is also being conducted at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. “We are excited to reach this pivotal stage in the development of Yōni.Fit® and address this debilitating problem that affects millions of women worldwide with an easy-to-use, everyday solution,” Founder Allison Conti said. “Our hope is that it will improve millions of women’s lives. I’m so thankful to collaborate with these amazing institutions, and the many participants in our clinical trials around the country, who will be among the first to experience the benefits of this device that has changed my own life.”
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Watkins-Conti Products has secured a considerable amount of investment to fund this venture. The company has also created a quality management system, contracted a manufacturing facility, conducted a feasibility study validating efficacy, conducted required engineering testing and biocompatibility testing and employs some of the top industry leaders in the United States. Among their team are experienced business leaders and doctors who are experts in urology, gynecology, and urogynecology.
By providing a simple yet groundbreaking solution, Watkins-Conti Products aims to help the millions of women who suffer from SUI. Yōni.Fit is designed in an ecologically responsible way and offers a clean and easily accessible product that can improve a person’s quality of life.
Allison Watkins-Conti has been at the forefront of this niche industry because she wants to help women. Her efforts have not gone unnoticed by the business industry. She was included in the list of Top 20 under 40 in Business Times Magazine, was recognized as a 20th Century Women in Innovation, was selected as one of the Top Ten Inspirational Women in Disrupt Magazine, and was named as one of the Journal Record Achievers Under 40. Watkins-Conti Products has also been recognized. The company has been awarded the Most Promising Venture award at the 2021 Oklahoma Venture Forum and was named one of the Top Ten Nephrology and Urology Companies MedTech Outlook.
Backed by medical research and renowned experts, Watkins-ContiProducts and Yōni.Fit will soon be the answer women are looking for. To learn more about the company and its products, you may visit this website or follow the company on Instagram.
