US 11,717,435 B2
Menstrual disc and methods of use
Jennifer Brush, Walnut Creek, CA (US); Emma Sandrolini, Cupertino, CA (US); and Marla Metz, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Lyv Life Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Lyv Life Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,667.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/176,685, filed on Apr. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331146 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/455 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/4553 (2013.01) [A61F 5/4404 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A menstrual disc, comprising:
an inner rim operably connected with a pull tab and a central catch portion, wherein the inner rim and the pull tab form a generally C-shape opening;
the central catch portion operably connected with an outer rim including at least one grip portion and a curved top portion;
wherein the outer rim is a semi-firm and compliant rim that is configured to operate to fold inward towards an axis of the menstrual disc to conform to a folded configuration from an open configuration;
the axis runs from a front portion of the menstrual disc to a back portion; the at least one grip portion is positioned perpendicular to the axis to permit folding of the menstrual disc inwards towards the axis;
the central catch portion is configured to be operable to contain a menstrual fluid in the open configuration and the folded configuration;
wherein the pull tab includes an underside groove and a sloped portion extending downward from the inner rim to the central catch portion; the underside groove includes a width U1 and a depth U2, wherein the combination of the underside groove, the inner rim and a portion of the outer rim are sized to be configured to allow a user to grip two or more of the pull tab, the inner rim and the outer rim, to withdraw the menstrual disc from the vagina; the underside groove and the sloped portion configured to improve the grip of the user; and wherein the top of the pull tab does not extend above the top of the outer rim and the inner rim.