Intravaginal expandable member for prevention of vaginal bleeding
OwnerFiliberto P. Zadini, Giorgio Zadiniinventors
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Abstract
An intravaginal resiliently expandable member impermeable to fluids providing sealable closure of the vaginal canal for the prevention of exit of blood, including menstrual blood, or other organic fluids from the vaginal orifice. Said intravaginal resiliently expandable member can be used alone or in tandem combination with blood absorbing devices such as intravaginal tampons for the prevention of blood leakage.
Claims17
A catamenial device for insertion into a vaginal canal having a wall, said device comprising:
- a first member which is absorbent;
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- a second member for sealingly engaging said wall of said canal, said second member being substantially fluid impermeable and connected in tandem with said first member, said second member being resiliently expandable from a first state having a first diameter to a second state having a second diameter, said second diameter being greater than a diameter of said first member.
A catamenial device for insertion into a vaginal canal having a vaginal wall, said device comprising:
- a blood-absorbent member of a generally cylindrical shape, said blood-absorbent member having a side wall, and
- a substantially fluid-impermeable member for sealingly engaging said wall of said canal, said substantially fluid-impermeable member being resiliently expandable from a first state having a first diameter to a second state having a second diameter, said second diameter being greater than a diameter of said blood-absorbent member, said substantially fluid-impermeable member being in contact with said blood-absorbent member and leaving a substantial portion of said side wall of said blood-absorbent member exposed for blood absorption.
A catamenial device for insertion into a vaginal canal having a vaginal wall, comprising:
- an intravaginal blood-absorbent member, and
- a substantially fluid-impermeable member for sealingly engaging said wall of said canal, said substantially fluid-impermeable member being resiliently expandable from a first state having a first diameter to a second state having a second diameter, said second diameter being greater than a diameter of said intravaginal blood-absorbent member, said substantially fluid-impermeable member being connected to said intravaginal absorbent member and leaving cephalad a substantial portion of said intravaginal absorbent member exposed for blood absorption.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.