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.
Claims20
A device for treatment of hot flashes in perimenopausal and menopausal women, the device comprising:
- 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;
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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 device is shaped so that, when positioned for wear using the adhesive, at least a portion of the device having the cooling agent is proximate the clitoris of the user and, to the extent any portion of the device is proximate the urethra of the user, said urethra-proximate portion is devoid of the cooling agent.
A device for use with an undergarment, the undergarment having a pocket for receiving the device and for positioning the device with respect to the anatomy of a wearer of the undergarment, the device used for treatment of hot flashes in perimenopausal and menopausal women, the device comprising:
- a cooling agent distributed over at least a portion of an area of the device;
- wherein the device is shaped so that, when located in the pocket, at least a portion of the device having the cooling agent is proximate the clitoris of the user and, to the extent any portion of the device is proximate the urethra of the user, said urethra-proximate portion is devoid of the cooling agent.
A method of treating hot flashes with a cooling device in perimenopausal and menopausal women, the method comprising:
- positioning a cooling device at at least proximate the clitoris of a user, the cooling device having a cooling agent distributed over at least a portion of an area of the cooling device, and an adhesive;
- positioning the cooling device with respect to the anatomy of the user so that the cooling agent is maintained proximate at least the clitoris of the user for a period of time sufficient to disseminate a sense of cooling throughout the body so as to provide relief to discomfort associated with flashes, and so that the cooling agent is not proximate the urethra of the user;
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- positioning the cooling device so that cooling agent is also maintained proximate the labia of the user for the period of time sufficient to provide cooling relief from hot flashes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.