Patent ID: 9566267
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61K,A61L,A61P

Claim:
1. A biostable, multipurpose, microbicidal intravaginal device comprising a drug effective in treating a particular vaginal infection, the drug selected from the group consisting of miconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, butoconazole, tioconazole, clotrimazole, mitomycin, clindamycin, doxycycline, leflunamide, 5-fluorouracil, paclitaxel, and mycophenolic acid, the drug further exhibiting at least one additional function selected from the group comprising the management of non-hormonal contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, viral infections, retroviral infections, and cervical cancer; and wherein the intravaginal device is in the form of a fiber reinforced ring matrix encircling a fibrous mesh positioned within the ring matrix and held in a ring matrix lumen such that the intravaginal device allows fluid to flow through the ring matrix lumen.