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US 8,748,689 B2Granted
Device for the treatment of vaginal fungal infection
AssigneeAbigo Medical AB
InventorsSten Björnberg, Jan G. Smith
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Abstract
An absorbent article, e.g. tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners and the like, and the process for their preparation in which a hydrophobic and/or cationactive layer is attached to a conventional absorbent layer, for the binding of microorganisms, specifically for treating or alleviating or prophylactically preventing vaginal fungal infections.
Claims21
A method for binding and removing fungi associated with vaginal fungal infections, comprising:
- providing a device for treatment of a patient with a vaginal fungal infection, comprising:
- a) a core of absorbent material having a shape selected from the group consisting of a flat shape and a cylindrical shape;
- and b) a liquid pervious layer covering the core and forming a topsheet which is in direct contact with a user of the device, wherein the topsheet is treated to adsorb fungal yeast, and treating the patient having the vaginal fungal infection with the device, wherein treating the patient consists of contacting the patient with the topsheet which causes fungal yeast cells to be bound to the topsheet and removed from the patient, and wherein the device has no antifungal property provided by additional compounds including drugs, lactic acid bacteria or pH decreasing compounds.
A method for binding and removing fungi associated with vaginal fungal infections, comprising:
- providing a device for treatment of a patient with a vaginal fungal infection, comprising:
- a) a core of absorbent material having a shape selected from the group consisting of a flat shape and a cylindrical shape, and made of fibers selected from the group consisting of a) natural fibers selected from the group consisting of cellulose, viscose cellulose acetate and cotton fibers;
- and b) synthetic fibers selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester and polypropylene-polyester fibers;
- and b) a liquid pervious layer covering the core and forming a topsheet which is in direct contact with a user of the device, wherein the topsheet is treated to adsorb fungal yeast with a substance selected from the group consisting of dialkyl carbamoyl chloride and alkyl ketene dimer, and treating the patient having the vaginal fungal infection with the device, wherein treating the patient consists of contacting the patient with the topsheet which causes fungal yeast cells to be bound to the topsheet and removed from the patient wherein the device has no antifungal property provided by additional compounds including drugs, lactic acid bacteria or pH decreasing compounds.
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