Intravaginal device with fluid transport plates and methods of making
US8480833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1015
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravaginal device has a fluid storage element and at least one fluid transport element in fluid communication with the fluid storage element. It is produced by providing an individual sheet of material having properties useful to move bodily fluids, attaching the individual sheet to a substantially cylindrical fluid storage element to form the at least one fluid storage element, folding the fluid storage element, and packaging the resultant device. The at least one fluid transport element is capable of extending radially away from the fluid storage element during use. The invention also includes alternative methods of forming the intravaginal device.
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