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US 2022/0031497 A1Published application
Copper-including contraceptive shield
OwnerKathleen Edmundsinventor
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Abstract
A contraceptive device for intervaginal use includes a relatively thin, saucer-shaped impermeable body having two opposite side faces wherein one of the two side faces is concave in form and the other of the side faces is convex in form. In addition, the impermeable portion includes an amount of copper-including material which is disposed across the side faces of the impermeable portion so that the copper-including material is exposed at locations across the side faces.
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A contraceptive device for inter-vaginal use comprising:
- a relatively thin, saucer-shaped impermeable portion having two opposite side faces and
- wherein the impermeable portion includes an amount of copper-including material which is exposed at locations disposed across the side faces of the impermeable portion.
A contraceptive device positionable within a vaginal canal and adjacent the cervix, said device comprising:
- a relatively thin, saucer-shaped impermeable body having two opposite side faces wherein one of the side faces is concave in form and the other of the two side faces is convex in form;
- and
- wherein the impermeable body includes a mixture of elastomeric material and an amount of copper-including material;
- and
- wherein the copper-including material is exposed at locations disposed across each of the two side faces of the impermeable body.
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