US 12,447,064 B2
Vaginal fluid absorption and odor reduction
Michael Scott Ingber, Mendham, NJ (US); Dan Seewald, Pine Brook, NJ (US); and Julie Marie Moore, Milford, CT (US)
Assigned to LiviWell Inc., Pine Brook, NJ (US)
Filed by LiviWell Inc., Pine Brook, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/058,199.
Application 19/058,199 is a continuation of application No. 18/010,125, previously published as PCT/US2021/037329, filed on Jun. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/039,654, filed on Jun. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2025/0186267 A1, Jun. 12, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 6/06 (2006.01); A61F 13/26 (2006.01); A61L 15/20 (2006.01); A61L 15/26 (2006.01); A61L 15/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/2065 (2013.01) [A61F 6/06 (2013.01); A61F 13/2074 (2013.01); A61F 13/266 (2013.01); A61L 15/20 (2013.01); A61L 15/26 (2013.01); A61L 15/28 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for absorbing bodily fluids, the device comprising: a shell defining a distal end and a proximal end;
a plunger,
wherein the shell receives at least a portion of the plunger; and an absorptive unit received by the distal end of the shell and proximate the plunger,
the absorptive unit comprising one or more absorptive elements, wherein advancement of the plunger automatically deploys the absorptive unit from the shell such that the absorptive unit transitions from a compressed state within the shell to a fully uncompressed state outside of the shell,
wherein at least one of the one or more absorptive elements is folded when the absorptive unit is in the compressed state within the shell and the absorptive unit is fully unfolded when the absorptive unit is in the fully uncompressed state,
wherein one of the one or more absorptive elements is petal shaped and overlaps the one or more absorptive elements when the absorptive unit is in the compressed state inside the shell, wherein the absorptive unit is always in the compressed state when inside the shell, wherein the absorptive unit is configured to absorb fluids within a vaginal cavity.