Device and method of treating menopausal hot flashes
OwnerMiriam Baker, Alyssa Dweck +1inventors
InventorsMiriam Baker, Alyssa Dweck, Nyiri Grigorian
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Abstract
A device and method for treatment of hot flashes in perimenopausal and menopausal women. The device includes a cooling agent distributed over at least a portion of an area of the device, at least one liner positioned against and attached to at least one side of the cooling agent over at least the portion of the area of the device, and an adhesive. The adhesive is arranged on at least one side of the device so as to permit the device to be secured with respect to the anatomy of a user.
Claims10
A device used for providing relief from hot flashes in perimenopausal and menopausal women, the device consisting of:
- a cooling agent distributed over at least a portion of an area of the device, wherein the cooling agent is a gel utilizing polymer;
- the device is configured as a heart-shaped pad having a tip portion and two rounded bottom portions, and wherein the cooling agent is distributed in the pad at least at the tip portion and at the two rounded bottom portions, wherein the tip portion is positioned over the clitoris of the user and the two rounded bottom portions are positioned over the labia of the user;
- at least one liner positioned against and attached to at least one side of the cooling agent over at least the portion of the area of the device, wherein the at least one liner comprises upper and lower liners;
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- an adhesive, the adhesive being arranged on at least one side of the device so as to permit the device to be positionally affixed with respect to the anatomy of a user,
- wherein the portion of the device having the cooling agent, when positioned for wear, is in direct contact with the clitoris and labia of the user to provide a cooling sensation to the clitoris and the labia and is not in direct contact with the urethra, vagina, and/or anus of the user.
A device for use with an undergarment for providing relief from hot flashes in perimenopausal and menopausal women, the device consisting of:
- a cooling agent distributed over at least a portion of an area of the device, wherein the cooling agent is a gel utilizing polymer;
- the device is configured as a heart-shaped pad having a tip portion and two rounded bottom portions, wherein the cooling agent is distributed in the pad at least at the tip portion and at the two rounded bottom portions, wherein the tip portion is positioned over the clitoris of the user and the two rounded bottom portions are positioned over the labia of the user;
- the device has at least one liner positioned against and attached to at least one side of the cooling agent over at least the portion of the area of the device, wherein the at least one liner comprises an upper and lower liners sandwiching the cooling agent;
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- an adhesive, the adhesive being arranged on at least one side of the device so as to permit the device to be positionally affixed with respect to the anatomy of a user,
- wherein the portion of the device having the cooling agent is in direct contact with the clitoris and labia of the user to provide a cooling sensation to the clitoris and the labia and is not in direct contact with the urethra, vagina, and/or anus of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.