Intravaginal Ringed Mesh Device And Applicator Therefor
AssigneePoly-Med, Inc.
InventorShalaby W. Shalaby
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Abstract
This invention generally covers a ringed-mesh intravaginal device and applicator therefore wherein the ringed-mesh comprises a composite ring comprising a flexible matrix containing one or more bioactive agent or agents and needed excipients or modulators, and the said matrix is reinforced with a fibrous construct to provided needed initial and in-use biomechanical stability. Of special application of the medicated, ringed-mesh is its use for securing contraception relying on biomechanical, pharmacological, and biochemical means.
Claims20
An intravaginal device comprising a ringed, flat mesh encircled with a fiber-reinforced composite ring, the composite ring providing for the controlled delivery of at least one bioactive agent, the ring comprising a fibrous construct contained within a compliant, elastomeric copolymeric matrix, the fibrous construct providing adequate stiffness and resilience for in-use biomechanical stability, the copolymeric matrix further containing solid excipients to modulate the pH about the ring and the concentration of the at least one bioactive agent.
An intravaginal ring applicator comprising a tubular component capable of housing a flexible intravaginal ring device in a folded or curled configuration and means for displacing the ring from the tubular component upon insertion into the vaginal cavity, such that upon displacement from the tubular component the flexible ring device opens into an essentially flat configuration.
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