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US 5,674,239 AGranted
Intravaginal balloon for blood leakage prevention
OwnerFiliberto P. Zadini, Giorgio C. Zadiniinventors
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Abstract
An intravaginal inflatable member providing sealable closure of the vaginal canal for the prevention of exit of menstrual blood, or other organic fluids from the vaginal orifice. The intravaginal inflatable member can be used alone or in combination with blood absorbing devices such as intravaginal tampons for the prevention of blood leakage.
Claims19
A catamenial device for insertion into a vaginal canal having a wall, said device comprising:
- a blood absorbing member, and
- a substantially fluid-impermeable expandable member connected to said absorbent member, said expandable member being expandable by inflation for sealingly engaging said wall of said vaginal canal upon expansion of said expandable member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.