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US 11,234,857 B2Granted
Tunable stiffness menstrual device
AssigneeFlex Ltd.
InventorsAndrew Ross Miller, Jane Hartman Adamé, Lauren Schulte Wang, Clementine Dakota Gilbert
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Abstract
A menstrual device with a reservoir portion and a rim portion where the rim element is comprised of stiffer higher durometer resilient material while the reservoir portion is made from a softer lower durometer material. Additionally, other portions of the menstrual device may have differing durometer materials. The menstrual device may be configured with a compression relief element to help improve the overall folding of the device for use.
Claims7
A menstrual device comprising:
- a body portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface and being made of a first material having a first durometer and defining a generally circular shape, wherein the interior surface defines a reservoir and wherein the exterior surface defines a first diameter;
- a resiliently foldable rim connected to the body portion and including an internal rim portion being made of a second material having a second durometer, the internal rim portion being surrounded by a remaining portion of the rim made of the first material, wherein the second durometer is higher than the first durometer.
A menstrual device comprising
- a body portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a generally circular shape, wherein the interior surface defines a reservoir and wherein the exterior surface defines a first diameter;
- a resiliently foldable rim connected to the body portion having an outer diameter and an inner diameter wherein the outer diameter is larger than the first diameter, wherein the rim has a predefined height and a rim thickness;
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- a notch disposed within the resiliently foldable rim, wherein the notch it extends from the inner diameter to a distance that is less than the rim thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.