Cervical drug delivery system
Patent 6526980 Issued on March 4, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 25, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 25, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesBarrier contraceptive Applicator for cervical caps Vaginal diaphragms with medicament dispensing foam pads Catheter device for the localized introduction and maintenance of pharmaceutical material in the uterine cervix and upper vagina Iontophoretic agent delivery to the female reproductive tract Method for preventing sexually transmitted diseases Patent #: 6239182 Inventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 649170 filed on 08/25/2000US Classes:128/830, FEMALE REPRODUCTORY TRACT SHIELDS, SUPPORTS, OR BIRTH CONTROL DEVICES (E.G., PESSARIES, CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES)128/832, With contraceptive, spermacidal, or antifertility agent128/837DiaphragmExaminersPrimary: Brown, Michael A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61F 006/06AbstractAn cervical drug delivery apparatus having an absorbent cylindrical structure with a cervical cap attached to one end. One or more therapeutic agents are applied to the internal surface of the cervical cap. The cervical drug delivery apparatus is housed within an applicator and inserted into a patient's vagina. Upon deployment of the cervical drug delivery apparatus, the cervical cap is automatically positioned over the patient's cervix providing for the direct application of the therapeutic agents on the patient's cervix. Alternative features of the cervical drug delivery apparatus include, a break-away cylindrical structure, a collapsible support structure for the cervical cap, an inflatable means for supporting the cervical cap, and the ability of the cylindrical structure and/or the cervical cap to contain one or more therapeutic agents that can be delivered by outside means.Field of SearchExternal supportersInserters and removers Inflatable Intrauterine With contraceptive, spermacidal, or antifertility agent FEMALE REPRODUCTORY TRACT SHIELDS, SUPPORTS, OR BIRTH CONTROL DEVICES (E.G., PESSARIES, CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES) Fallopian occluders Inserters and removers Pessaries Intrauterine Diaphragm Nozzle insertable into body orifice Having external means for receiving material discharged from body orifice Colostomy apparatus Having orifice sealing means Vaginal or douche type | |
