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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4582052 | Povidone-iodine dispensing fiber A fibrous article is formed of a polymer composition which incorporates povidone-iodine and provides for its sustained release.... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4579110 | Tubular pessary as a contraceptive means The invention relates to a tubular pessary having a contraceptive action through the obturation of the proximal uterine tube in non-surgical manner by hysteroscopy and which can easily be worn on either side. The tubular pessary has a cylindrical, sensitive ce... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4563485 | Injection-resistant materials and method of making same through use of nalidixic acid derivatives Infection-resistant materials, and methods of preparing same, suitable for use within the interior of a human or animal body in such forms as vascular grafts prostheses, or other implanted devices. The material is rendered infection-resistant by incorpora... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4562835 | Streamlined T-shaped intrauterine device An intrauterine contraceptive device of a Tatum T shape which carries copper sleeves on its arms wherein the arm portion carrying the sleeve is of a smaller diameter than the remaining portion of the arm. This arrangement allows for minimization or elimin... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4516570 | Pessary A foldable prolapse pessary having a maleable metal core hermetically covered by a flexible, bio-compatible polymeric material.... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4495934 | IUD Arrangement A medicated intrauterine device insertable in and retained in the uterus for a predetermined time period and having a drug with a controlled release rate and said drug comprising an amiedine or a guanidine such as an aromatic monoamidine or a monoguanidin... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4480642 | Dilation device for the cervix There is disclosed a cervical canal swelling device having an essentially cylindrically shaped stem formed in major portion thereof of a dehydrated hydrogel having a swelling capacity of 0.01 to 0.25 and an enforced unimaxial deformation of at least 1.1 a... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4365632 | Method and apparatus for inducing immunological and resistant response in mammary glands Process and apparatus are provided for stimulating immune resistance by the introduction of at least one relatively small solid non-toxic substantially non-biodegradable body, having non-specific antigenic action, into each gland cistern of the udder. The... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4353363 | Intrauterine spermicide An intrauterine spermicide includes a support body onto which is wound a copper spiral acting as a spermicide. The support body has extending therefrom two arched arms which are oriented to extend toward the oviducts. Each of the arms has at its free end ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4237893 | Cervical dilator A self-powered cervical dilator is disclosed. The dilator comprises (1) an expandable housing positioned around (2) a swellable laminate, which laminate surrounds (3) a support member. The laminate comprises (a) a lamina formed of an absorbent material la... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4202329 | Method and apparatus for inducing immunological and resistant response in mammary glands Process and apparatus are provided for stimulating immune resistance by the introduction of at least one relatively small solid non-toxic substantially non-biodegradable body, having non-specific antigenic action, into each gland cistern of the udder. The... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4200091 | Contraceptive intrauterine device A woman's contraceptive in the form of an intrauterine device, having an elastic structure in the form of a stylized inverted Delta which, when viewed in profile, possesses a rectangular shape over its entire cross-section, and which comprises an arc inte... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4198966 | Intrauterine contraceptive and method of manufacturing the same An intrauterine contraceptive device and method of manufacturing the same including a separately formed elongate body member including a lower body portion and an upper, reduced diameter body portion and a separately formed transversal member removably af... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4194503 | Intra-uterine contraceptive device An IUD in which an inner base ring made from a resilient material and formed into a generally circular shape with a bulbous free end carries a jelly-like covering material over its entire extent having formed with a plurality of bead-like protrusions.... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4189546 | Polysiloxane shaped article for use in biomedical applications Monomeric polysiloxanes end-capped with activated unsaturated groups and polymers and copolymers thereof are disclosed herein for use as contact lenses and biomedical devices with improved properties, such as, oxygen transportability, hydrolytic stability... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4182321 | Intra-uterine contraceptive device An I.U.D. in which an inner base ring made from a resilient material and formed into a generally circular shape and which carries a jelly-like covering material over its entire extent having formed with a plurality of bead-like protrusions.... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4146023 | Intrauterine contraceptive device An intrauterine contraceptive device of the type comprising the figure 7, the invention comprising the provision of a downwardly-extending element to the end of horizontal portion of the 7, the downwardly-extending element having a thread anchored thereto... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4117839 | Intrauterine device An intrauterine device providing a membrane to cover substantially the entire surface of the uterine cavity, said device having a Y- and or V-shaped resilient member with two diverging arms, a membrane covering the entire area between the diverging arms a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4111196 | Intrauterine contraceptive device of C or omega form with tubular inserter and method of placement An intrauterine contraceptive device made from plastic having a C-shape or Omega-shape to enable it to lie in the uterine cavity. Lines of predetermined length are attached at one of their ends respectively to enlargement portions of the terminal ends of ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4054131 | Intrauterine contraceptive device An integral intrauterine contraceptive device comprises a relatively thick elongated stem, a downwardly bowed crossbar secured to the top of the stem, and a pair of downwardly and inwardly extending arms formed as continuations of the crossbar. The crossb... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4005707 | Variable size intrauterine contraceptive device An intrauterine contraceptive device is provided which is inserted into a uterus in a collapsed position and held in expanded position by a locking means which prevents any further expansion of the IUD and limits the pressure exerted thereby on the uterin... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3996932 | Intra-uterine contraceptive device An intra-uterine contraceptive device of the inflatable type provided with a plurality of protrusions for providing an unimpeded passage of the menstrual flow, such protrusions in one embodiment are wave-like configurations and in other embodiments they a... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3994291 | Salmasian inflatable intra-uterine device An intra-uterine device comprising a support member and a plurality of branch members connected to said support member and extending from all sides of said support member, said support member and branch members being inflatable and being adapted so as to ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3993058 | Intrauterine device with seeker for finding the cervical os and housing member for fitting device in an inserter Intrauterine device with a seeker and housing member is disclosed. The seeker is a curved-wall member positioned at the lead end of the device for finding, and guiding the device into the external cervical os. The housing member is positioned at the trail... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3957042 | Spatial intrauterine contraceptive insert A spatial intrauterine contraceptive insert which after being introduced by means of a normal inserter into the uterus cavity takes on by itself the appearance of a spatial body. The insert has two arms 1, 2, the ends of which are connected permanently an... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3954103 | Apparatus and intrauterine device for the immediate puerperium for the control of human fertility Contraceptive intrauterine means is constructed to permit a surgeon when the uterine cavity is enlarged after birth to manually attach a foreign object to the uterine cavity wall by a hook, coupled thereto, thereby to control fertility. A truncated cylind... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3937217 | Intrauterine contraceptive device An intrauterine contraceptive device, resembling the shape of T, deviating from that, however, by having in the end of a vertical arm a loop which is easy to compress for insertion and having in the upper end of the vertical arm two arms departing to oppo... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3935860 | Intrauterine device with restrictor for maintaining device in uterine cavity Intrauterine device with restrictor for maintaining device in uterine cavity having a transverse member and a dependent member connected to the transverse member at a locus on the dependent member with a restrictor on the dependent member for keeping the ... | 02/03/1976 |
| 3933152 | Intrauterine contraceptive device An intrauterine contraceptive device is provided which is inserted into a uterus in a collapsed position and is held in an expanded position by introduction of a self-hardening liquid plastic into the device after it is positioned within the uterus. In on... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3933153 | Intra-uterine contraceptive device An intra-uterine contraceptive device of the inflatable type provided with a plurality of protrusions for providing an unimpeded passage of the menstrual flow, such protrusions in one embodiment are wave-like configurations and in other embodiments they a... | 01/20/1976 |
