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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Nine Medical, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Kendall Pierce, Carl Junction, MO (US);
Michael Schoof, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nine Medical, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/08 (2006.01); A61F 5/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/08 (2013.01); A61F 5/4553 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices to control movement of microorganisms, sperm or viruses within a female reproductive system, including methods and devices for preventing infection or pregnancy. Devices may include a cervical barrier that is configured to allow biological fluids to exit the uterus and cervical canal while preventing the ascension of microorganisms, sperm or viruses into the cervical canal and uterus.