Vaginal drug delivery device and vaginal diagnostic device
Inventors
De Laat, Wilhelmus Nicolaas Gerardus Maria
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10939865-B2
Publication Date
2021-03-09
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a vaginal drug delivery device and to a vaginal diagnostic device that comprises a first and second rigid member, wherein the first and/or second rigid member comprises a reservoir holding a medicament to be delivered, an opening, and a pump for pumping said medicament out of said opening, and/or wherein the first rigid member and/or second rigid member comprises a diagnostic device for performing an intravaginal diagnosis or measurement therefor. The device further comprises a first flexible member and flexible part, wherein at least one of the first flexible member and the flexible part is at least partially elastic having an elasticity such that the device can be squeezed from an extended shape to a collapsed shape. The device is pre-biased to assume the extended shape when little to no external force is being applied thereto. Furthermore, the device assumes a shape substantially corresponding to the extended shape when the device is inserted with the squeezed rigid member first, so that these naturally unfold in the formix posterior vaginae.
Core Innovation
A vaginal drug delivery and/or diagnostic device is provided with a first rigid member and a second rigid member defining a plane with at least one flexible part coupled between ends of the rigid members. At least one of the first flexible member and the flexible part is at least partially elastic so the device is configured to be squeezed to transform from an extended shape to a collapsed shape for allowing insertion into a vagina of a user.
The device is pre-biased to assume the extended shape when little to no external force is being applied thereto, wherein the extended shape corresponds to a substantially oval or annular ring shape. The device assumes a shape substantially corresponding to the extended shape when the device is placed and released at or near a fornix posterior vaginae of a user.
The first rigid member and/or the second rigid member further comprises a reservoir holding a medicament to be delivered, an opening, and a pump for pumping the medicament out of the opening and/or a diagnostic mechanism for performing an intravaginal diagnosis or measurement therefor. Wireless communication and remote control are included for transmitting measurement data and/or diagnostic information.
Claims Coverage
The document provides one independent claim describing a vaginal drug delivery and/or diagnostic device with three inventive features.
Rigid and flexible members defining a plane for extended-to-collapsed transformation
A first rigid member and a second rigid member, coupled with a first flexible member and a flexible part, define a plane, wherein at least one of the first flexible member and the flexible part is at least partially elastic so the device can be squeezed to transform from an extended shape to a collapsed shape for allowing insertion into a vagina of a user.
Pre-biased oval or annular ring extended shape with posterior fornix re-formation
The device is pre-biased to assume the extended shape when little to no external force is being applied, where the extended shape corresponds to a substantially oval or annular ring shape, and assumes a shape substantially corresponding to the extended shape when placed and released at or near a fornix posterior vaginae of a user.
Rigid member integration of medicament reservoir, opening, and pump and/or diagnostic mechanism
At least one of the first rigid member and the second rigid member comprises a reservoir holding a medicament, an opening, and a pump for pumping the medicament out of the opening and/or comprises a diagnostic mechanism for performing an intravaginal diagnosis or measurement therefor.
Overall, the claim coverage centers on a mechanically transformable vaginal device defined by rigid members and an at least partially elastic flexible part that enables insertion via squeezing into a collapsed shape and re-assumption of a pre-biased oval or annular-ring extended shape near a fornix posterior vaginae, while enabling medicament delivery and/or intravaginal diagnosis/measurement via components carried by the rigid members.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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