Patent ID: 9730679
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61K,A61M,Y02A

Claim:
1. A method of treating endometrial infections comprising: encapsulating a drug in a chitosan nanoparticle wherein the chitosan nanoparticle is formed using an ionic gelation method comprising: loading the encapsulated drug into a device wherein the device is comprised of: inserting the device into a uterus through a vagina; inserting a sampler into the cannula wherein the sampler has a diameter between 2 mm to 10 mm; advancing the sampler through the cover and out of the orifice in the cannula into the uterus wherein when the sampler is advanced through the cover the cover retracts to the lock engaged with the at least one flange located at the second end of the cannula; dispensing the nanoparticle-encapsulated drug by advancing a plunger through the sampler; and removing the device from the uterus and the vagina.