Method of using an intravaginal device with fluid transport plates
US8535285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
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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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