WILLIAM ROBERT VAN HORNE
Pilots at 56 St, Seattle, WA
License number
Washington A4165918
Issued Date
Jul 2016
Expiration Date
Jul 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
2839 NW 56Th St APT 406, Seattle, WA 98107
Professional information
Soft Cling Female Condom
US Patent:
7322358, Jan 29, 2008
Filed:
Sep 19, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/665452
Inventors:
Lisa Tam - Seattle WA, US
Glenn D. Austin - Seattle WA, US
Yancy Seamans - Seattle WA, US
William Robert Van Lew, Jr. - Renton WA, US
Glenn D. Austin - Seattle WA, US
Yancy Seamans - Seattle WA, US
William Robert Van Lew, Jr. - Renton WA, US
Assignee:
Path - Seattle WA
International Classification:
A61F 6/06, A61F 5/37, A61B 17/00, A61B 19/00, A61B 5/44
US Classification:
128830, 128832, 128838, 128884, 128887, 128898, 128918, 604347, 604351
Abstract:
A female condom is provided that includes a pouch of resilient membranous material and a hydrophilic cling mechanism. According to an embodiment of the invention, the cling mechanism includes three or more foam cling elements attached to an outer surface of the pouch. Upon insertion, the foam cling elements cling lightly to vaginal walls proximate a transition zone between the vagina's introitus and its rugated internal tissue. The foam cling elements may be shaped to permit them to nestle into a user's rugated internal vaginal tissue. An inserter may be coupled to the pouch for facilitating insertion of the condom. The inserter may retain a distal portion of the pouch in a collapsed form. The cling mechanism may be contained within the dissolvable inserter. The inserter may be dissolvable in the presence of vaginal moisture. Methods are also provided for collapsing the pouch and compressing it into an insertion package.