Conception device and related methods
AssigneeConceivex, Inc.
InventorMichael La Vean
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Abstract
A conception device includes a dome having a collapsible sidewall, an annular rim, an integral dome rib, and three or more gripping flanges along the inner surface of the rim. The gripping flanges may effectively position and secure the device over the cervix for the concentration of semen on the cervical os to effect fertilization independently or with the aid of biologically active agents. The device may additionally include a handle extending from the annular rim at an angle.
Claims25
A conception device for positioning over a cervix to concentrate semen and promote fertilization, the device comprising:
- an annular rim;
- and
- a dome formed of a unitary construction extending from the annular rim, the dome defining a receptacle area and including a closed tip, a base portion and a sidewall extending between the closed tip and the base portion, and the dome having an integral dome rib.
A method of increasing a likelihood of conception in a subject having a cervix, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a conception device having an annular rim, a dome, including a base portion, a closed tip, a sidewall extending between the closed tip and the annular rim, and the dome having an integral dome rib, wherein the closed tip having a first thickness and the sidewall having a second thickness proximate the closed tip and a third thickness proximate the annular rim, the second thickness being less than both the first thickness and the third thickness, an inner surface of the tip defining a floor;
- (b) positioning the annular rim around the cervix to secure the conception device to the cervix;
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- (c) collapsing a first portion of the sidewall of the conception device including the second thickness after step (b) in a predefined manner due to compression by a vaginal cavity so as to raise the floor in a direction perpendicular to the annular rim and toward the cervix while providing a direct path to the cervical os for contents within the device and supported by the tip.
A conception device for positioning over a cervix to concentrate semen and promote fertilization, the device comprising:
- an annular rim;
- and
- a dome formed of a single material, the dome extending from the annular rim, the dome defining a receptacle area and including a closed tip, a base portion and a sidewall extending between the closed tip and the base portion, and the dome having a spiral rib extending in a downward spiral around the dome and extending between the base portion to a portion of the sidewall proximate to the closed tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.