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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:
The Population Council, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
George William Creasy, II, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Ruth Beverly Merkatz, Rye, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Population Council, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/57 (2006.01); A61F 6/06 (2006.01); A61F 6/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0036 (2013.01); A61F 6/04 (2013.01); A61F 6/065 (2013.01); A61K 31/565 (2013.01); A61K 31/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a vaginal system comprising segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol configured for thirteen 28-day product-use cycles that is compatible with male condoms comprising natural rubber latex, polyisoprene, or polyurethane and a method of providing birth control using the vaginal system wherein a secondary contraception is employed when the vaginal system is removed or expelled from the vagina for specified amounts of time during any of the product-use cycles.