Compressible vaginal insert and method for treating urogenital disorders
First Claim
1. A vaginal insert for delivering an agent to a urogenital tract in a patient, the patient having a vagina, the vagina having a vaginal wall, the vaginal insert comprising:
- an elongated base member sized to fit within the vagina, the base member defining a chamber and a port in fluid communication with the chamber; and
a membrane operatively connected to the elongated base member, the membrane surrounding at least a portion of the elongated base member, the membrane defining a reservoir and pores, the reservoir being in fluid communication with the port.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a vaginal insert for delivering an agent to a urogenital tract in a patient. The patient has a vagina, and the vagina has a vaginal wall. The vaginal insert comprises a base member sized to fit within the vagina, the base member defines a chamber and a port in fluid communication with the chamber. A membrane is operatively connected to the base member. The membrane defines a reservoir and a pore. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the port. The membrane is sized so that the vaginal wall will exert pressure against the membrane when fluid is in the reservoir, thereby forcing some of the fluid to flow through the pore and to tissue of the urogenital tract.
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9 Claims
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1. A vaginal insert for delivering an agent to a urogenital tract in a patient, the patient having a vagina, the vagina having a vaginal wall, the vaginal insert comprising:
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an elongated base member sized to fit within the vagina, the base member defining a chamber and a port in fluid communication with the chamber; and a membrane operatively connected to the elongated base member, the membrane surrounding at least a portion of the elongated base member, the membrane defining a reservoir and pores, the reservoir being in fluid communication with the port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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