User friendly female condom and applicator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9968481-B2
Application number	US-201514658037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Priority date	Mar 14, 2014
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

We have developed a female condom and applicator apparatus that makes female condom easier to apply and more comfortable to use throughout the entire process. Several embodiments take advantage of traditional female tampon applicator structure and existing female condom design. This is easier for female users to adopt due to their already familiarity with similar device and their usage. One design has the applicator on the inside of the female condom which makes the applicator reusable. Another design has the entire female condom tucked inside the applicator, with the condom inner ring inside the applicator outer tube and condom outer ring inside applicator's inner ring. Another design has strings attached to the condom outside ring to keep it from moving or make noise. The device provides a low cost, easy to use, no side-effects, and ready-for-mass adoption solution for the market.

First claim

I claim:

1. A delivery device comprising:
a female condom with an outer ring; and
a cylindrically shaped object having first and second open ends, the object comprising a balloon filled with a liquid or gas, the outer ring of the condom being inserted into the object via one of the open ends;
wherein the device is configured to deliver the condom inside a vagina by inserting the first end of the object into the vagina and removing the object, leaving the condom in the vagina.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the condom further comprises an inner ring configured for placement inside the vagina.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the entire condom is inserted inside the object.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the condom further includes an inner ring; wherein the object comprises an inner tube and an outer tube; and wherein at least a portion of the inner ring is inserted into the outer tube and at least a portion of the outer ring is inserted into the inner tube.

5. A method for delivering a female condom, the method comprising:
providing the female condom, the condom including an outer ring;
inserting at least a portion of the outer ring into a cylindrically shaped object having first and second open ends, the object comprising a balloon filled with a liquid or gas; and
delivering the condom inside a vagina by inserting the first end of the object into the vagina and removing the object, leaving the condom in the vagina.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the condom further includes an inner ring; wherein the object comprises an inner tube and an outer tube; and wherein at least a portion of the inner ring is inserted into the outer tube and at least a portion of the outer ring is inserted into the inner tube.

Assignees

• Zhang Wei

Inventors

• Zhang Wei

Classifications

• A61F6/005 Primary

  Packages or dispensers for contraceptive devices · CPC title

• A61F6/065

  Condom-like devices worn by females · CPC title