Prophylactic device made of rupturable microencapsulated elastomeric material and process for its manufacture
US4930522A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S2/901
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A prophylactic device comprising at least two layers of elastomeric material arranged one on top of the other having disposed therebetween microcapsules formed of rupturable walls having enclosed therein at least one pharmacologically active substance. The device may be in the form a contraceptive sheath, finger stall or glove, and protects the user from contamination by various germs, viruses, fungi and other pathogens in the whole area of the body which is covered by the device.
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