Patents Assigned to The Johns Hopkins University & ReProtect, LLC
  • Device and method for simultaneously delivering beneficial agents to both cervical and vaginal lumen sides of a vagina
    Patent number: 6216697
    Abstract: The present invention reveals a device, a kit and a method for simultaneously delivering and distributing at least one beneficial agent to both the cervical and vaginal lumen sides of a vagina. The device is made of a flexible circular rim and a flexible dome. The device can exist in either a relaxed state or in a compressed state. In the compressed state, pouches are formed for carrying and delivering the beneficial agent to both the cervical and vaginal lumen sides of the vagina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University & ReProtect, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas R. Moench, Richard A. Cone, Kevin J. Whaley