Device for delivering agent in vagina
First Claim
1. A method for regulating the ovulatory cycle in a woman, which method comprises the steps of:
- a. positioning in the vagina of the woman a device for delivering a member selected from the group consisting of a progestational and estrogenic hormone, said device comprising;
1. a wall formed of a non-toxic tube shaped polymeric material united at its ends by a coupling placed within the tube, which wall surrounds;
2. an internal reservoir containing the hormone, and a carrier for the hormone; and
b. delivering the hormone to the vagina at a preprogrammed, continuous and controlled rate from the device in an effective amount for regulating the ovulatory cycle.
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Abstract
An intravaginal therapeutic system for the pre-programmed, unattended delivery of a drug is disclosed. The system comprises (a) a drug, (b) a delivery module comprising a reservoir for storing the drug in an amount for execution of the program, a rate controller which maintains the rate of drug delivered in a therapeutically effective amount throughout the life of the system, an energy source for transferring drug from the reservoir to the vagina, and a portal for releasing the drug from the module to the vagina, (c) a platform which integrates the module into a unit sized, shaped and adapted for insertion and retention in a vagina, and (d) therapeutic program which provides for the controlled release of drug to produce a beneficial effect over a prolonged period of time.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for regulating the ovulatory cycle in a woman, which method comprises the steps of:
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a. positioning in the vagina of the woman a device for delivering a member selected from the group consisting of a progestational and estrogenic hormone, said device comprising; 1. a wall formed of a non-toxic tube shaped polymeric material united at its ends by a coupling placed within the tube, which wall surrounds; 2. an internal reservoir containing the hormone, and a carrier for the hormone; and b. delivering the hormone to the vagina at a preprogrammed, continuous and controlled rate from the device in an effective amount for regulating the ovulatory cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for delivering a spermicide to a vagina, which method comprises:
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a. placing in the vagina a device adapted, shaped and sized for easy placing and comfortable retention in the vagina, the device comprising; 1. a wall formed of a non-toxic tube shaped polymeric material joined at its ends by a coupling placed within the tube, which wall surrounds; 2. an internal reservoir containing a spermicide and a carrier for the spermicide; and
,b. delivering the spermicide to the vagina at a preprogrammed, continuous and controlled rate from the device over time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for relieving menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms in a woman, which method comprises:
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a. placing in the vagina of the woman a drug delivery device adapted, shaped and sized for easy placement and comfortable retention in the vagina, the device comprising; 1. a wall formed if a non-toxic tube shaped polymeric material joined at its end, with the wall surrounding 2. an internal reservoir containing a dosage amount of an estrogenic hormone and a carrier for the steroid; and b. delivering the estrogenic steroid to the vagina at a preprogrammed, continuous and controlled rate in a therapeutically effective amount for relieving the symptoms over time.
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22. A method for managing estrogen replacement therapy in a woman, which method comprises the steps of:
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a. inserting in the vagina of a woman needing estrogen replacement, a vaginal drug delivery device adapted, shaped and sized for easy insertion and comfortable retention in the vagina, said device comprising; 1. a wall formed of a non-toxic tube shaped polymeric material joined in a fluid tight relation at its end, with the wall surrounding and forming; 2. an internal reservoir containing the estrogen steroid, and a carrier therefore; and b. delivering the estrogen from the device to the vagina in a continuous and controlled rate, and in a therapeutically effective amount useful for estrogen replacement therapy. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A vaginal device adapted and sized for easy insertion and comfortable retention in a vagina, the device comprising:
- a shaped tube formed of microporous polymer and joined by a coupling inserted into the ends of the tube to form a device with an internal reservoir, said reservoir containing a drug and a carrier for the drug, which drug is released by the device at a controlled rate and in a therapeutically effective amount over a prolonged period of time.
- View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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