Method of using an intravaginal device with fluid transport plates
US8057453B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/2068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of capturing bodily fluid intravaginally providing an intravaginal device that has a fluid storage element having a longitudinal axis and is in fluid communication with at least one fluid transport element. The method involves providing at least one fluid transport element that is bendable about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage element and positioned within a human vagina.
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