Cervical ring to deliver medication
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1. A method for delivering medication around the exterior of the cervix comprising the steps of;
- combining a medication with a cervical ring, placing the cervical ring around the cervix in the vagina of a woman, releasing the medication from the ring into the vagina while the ring is retained on the cervix, and removing the ring from the cervix.
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Abstract
Various embodiments 210, 310, 410, 510, 610 and 710 of a cervical ring are retained on the cervix 12 for delivering a medication into the vagina surrounding the cervix 12 of human female. Each embodiment includes an annular cervical ring of a first material 214, 314, 414, 514, 614 and 714 and a medication 216, 316, 416, 516, 616 and 716 retained by the first material for treating the body. The medication may have a timed release into the vagina.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for delivering medication around the exterior of the cervix comprising the steps of;
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combining a medication with a cervical ring, placing the cervical ring around the cervix in the vagina of a woman, releasing the medication from the ring into the vagina while the ring is retained on the cervix, and removing the ring from the cervix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cervical ring for delivering medication around the exterior of the cervix comprising;
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an annular cervical ring of a first material, a medication retained by said first material for treating the body, said first material including a structural feature for releasing said medication from said ring into the vagina while said ring is retained on the cervix.
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18. A cervical ring for delivering medication around the exterior of the cervix comprising;
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an annular cervical ring of a first material, a medication retained by said first material for treating the body, said ring including a retainer for retaining said ring on the cervix and of said first material for releasing said medication from said ring into the vagina while said ring is retained on the vagina. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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