Patent ID: 11931075
Assignee: PHERDAL, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A sterile intracervical insemination (ICI) fertility kit for performing at home self-insemination, comprising at least one set of:
a) a wrapped, sterilized disposable plastic fertility syringe (10) comprising,
i) an outer rigid tubular barrel (12), comprising a curved distal end (14) with a distal opening (16) and a sealed proximal end (18), and said barrel enclosing an inner hollow tube (20) with a narrowed distal end at an opening (31) joined to the barrel distal opening (16);
ii) the barrel sealed proximal end (18) further comprising a handle combination comprising two opposing substantially hollow circular members (26) forming about 75% or 100% of a complete circle, and a centered proximal flat handle (36);
iii) a plunger (22) positioned within the inner hollow tube (20) and able to slide within said tube (20) to draw up and expel semen from the barrel distal opening (16), with a plunger distal end (52) encircled by a rubber seal (32) comprising a plurality of flexible rings (41) decreasing in diameter distally and able to prevent semen backflow;

b) a wrapped, sterilized, disposable plastic semen collection jar (40) comprising:
i) a hand-held container (42), with round shaped smooth seamless edges (48) on an inner surface (48i) and outer surface (48o) on the hand-held container, the seamless edges of the inner surface (48i) able to prevent the semen from being trapped within the seamless edges;
ii) a sealable lid (44), comprising a snap-on lid or screw threads; and

c) a flat sealed plastic wrap enclosing each of the syringe and the collection jar together in a same wrap or in a separate wrap, wherein the wrap is permeable to air and gas, and impermeable to pathogens, and the wrapped syringe and jar are sterilizable via exposure to ethylene oxide or gamma radiation.