US 11,931,288 B2
Collapsible intravaginal cups
Carolyn P. Smullin, Los Angeles, CA (US); Abhishek Venkataramana, Los Angeles, CA (US); Jocelyn Finger, Los Angeles, CA (US); Maneesha Thaker, Los Angeles, CA (US); Ming-Yeah Hu, Los Angeles, CA (US); Sirilasya Rallabhandi, Upland, CA (US); and Supreethi Penmetcha, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Carolyn P. Smullin, Los Angeles, CA (US); Abhishek Venkataramana, Los Angeles, CA (US); Jocelyn Finger, Los Angeles, CA (US); Maneesha Thaker, Los Angeles, CA (US); Ming-Yeah Hu, Los Angeles, CA (US); Sirilasya Rallabhandi, Upland, CA (US); and Supreethi Penmetcha, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/326,773.
Prior Publication US 2022/0370239 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 5/455 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/4553 (2013.01) [A61F 5/44 (2013.01); A61F 5/455 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intravaginal insert device for collecting menstrual fluid, the device comprising:
a receptacle comprising a top rim, a base, and a wall connecting the base to the top rim, wherein the top rim comprises an opening;
a ring support connected to the top rim and having an outer perimeter that is larger by at least 10% than an outer perimeter of the top rim;
wherein the wall of the receptacle comprises two or more foldable areas, wherein each of the two or more foldable areas comprise a notched circumference along the wall that is substantially parallel to the top rim;
wherein the wall of the receptacle is collapsible; and
wherein the wall of the receptacle has a height that is no more than a height of the ring support when the wall is collapsed.