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US 2013/0172845 A1Published application
Fluid Management Device with Fluid Transport Element for use within a Body
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsSamuel C. Carasso, David J. Chase, Erin Marsee, Tara Glasgow
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Abstract
A fluid management device for use in a mammalian body has at least one fluid transport element capable of interfacing with a mammalian body element to provide a substantially uninterrupted fluid conduit. The fluid conduit provides a fluid path between at least one fluid transport element and the storage element. A distal portion of the at least one fluid transport element is capable of extending away from the fluid storage element, and the at least one fluid transport element has a Wing Stiffness of less than about 10 gf.
Claims4
A packaged intravaginal device comprising:
- a. a fluid storage element having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface;
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- b. a fluid transport element in fluid communication with the fluid storage element, the fluid transport element comprising at least one flexible plate that:
- i. is arranged and configured to extend radially outward from the fluid storage element;
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- ii. is arranged and configured to bend about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage element;
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- iii. has a Wing Stiffness of less than about 10 gf;
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- iv. is arranged and configured to direct fluid to an associated interface with the fluid storage element;
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- c. a packaging element that substantially encloses the intravaginal device with at least a portion of a major surface of the flexible plate in contact with at least a portion of the outer surface of the fluid storage element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.