Patents by Inventor Carol L. Joanis

Carol L. Joanis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vaginal drug delivery system and method
    Patent number: 8137327
    Abstract: A vaginal drug delivery system includes a device formed of porous material that holds a flowable therapeutic formulation. The device, preferably in a soft, prewetted state, is inserted into the vagina to reside typically at or near the cervix where it continuously releases the flowable therapeutic formulation through its outer surface which is in contact with the vaginal surfaces. In operation, the flowable therapeutic formulation migrates via capillary forces from a reservoir that is centrally located in the device and through a covering that envelopes the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Family Health International
    Inventors: David C. Sokal, Carol L. Joanis, George A. M. Butterworth, James D. Reed, Robert A. Johnson
  • Vaginal drug delivery system and method
    Patent number: 7824383
    Abstract: A vaginal drug delivery system includes a device formed of porous material that holds a flowable therapeutic formulation. The device, preferably in a soft, prewetted state, is inserted into the vagina to reside typically at or near the cervix where it continuously releases the flowable therapeutic formulation through its outer surface which is in contact with the vaginal surfaces. In operation, the flowable therapeutic formulation migrates via capillary forces from a reservoir that is centrally located in the device and through a covering that envelopes the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Family Health International
    Inventors: David C. Sokal, Carol L. Joanis, George A. M. Butterworth, James D. Reed, Robert A. Johnson
  • Vaginal drug delivery system and method
    Publication number: 20070293837
    Abstract: A vaginal drug delivery system includes a device formed of porous material that holds a flowable therapeutic formulation. The device, preferably in a soft, prewetted state, is inserted into the vagina to reside typically at or near the cervix where it continuously releases the flowable therapeutic formulation through its outer surface which is in contact with the vaginal surfaces. In operation, the flowable therapeutic formulation migrates via capillary forces from a reservoir that is centrally located in the device and through a covering that envelopes the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: David C. Sokal, Carol L. Joanis, George A. M. Butterworth, James D. Reed, Robert A. Johnson
  • Vaginal drug delivery device
    Patent number: D619250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Family Health International
    Inventors: James D. Reed, George A. M. Butterworth, David W. Jenkins, Carol L. Joanis, David C. Sokal