Patent ID: 11925388
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method for facilitating conception comprising:
obtaining a conception facilitating device configured to block at least an amount of ejaculate from exiting a vaginal opening, wherein the conception facilitating device comprises at least one frame, wherein the at least one frame comprises at least one wall, and at least one base, wherein the at least one base comprises at least one outer surface, at least one inner surface, and at least one receptacle, and wherein the at least one frame at least partially surrounds the at least one base;
inserting the conception facilitating device into a vaginal canal through the vaginal opening so that the conception facilitating device is positioned proximate to the vaginal opening, wherein at least one portion of the at least one outer surface of the at least one base contacts at least one portion of the vaginal canal after insertion;
manipulating the at least one receptacle, wherein manipulation of the at least one receptacle is configured to project at least a portion of the at least an amount of ejaculate in a direction toward a cervix within the vaginal canal, wherein the at least one receptacle is configured to transition from a first position to a second position, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a material that structurally biases the at least one receptacle to the second position, wherein the first position comprises a concave configuration of the at least one receptacle, and wherein the second position comprises a convex configuration of the at least one receptacle; and
removing the conception facilitating device from the vaginal canal.