Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for applying an elastic protective sheath on an elongate bodily membrane, and protective aid article having such an apparatus

US5549120A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1994
Grant dateAug 27, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 7, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/918
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for applying a condom on the penis, having an annular or arcuate frame that is of a greater width than the penis and having on the outside, a seating against which an annular rolled-up portion of the condom wall can be applied and which is defined by peripheral beads elevated over the seating. The annular frame has a slit, separating two end portions are movable transversely on the plane of the annular frame to facilitate the removal of the frame.

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