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Intravaginal device for sexually transmitted infection protection and treatment
Kim, Seungil Wells, Alan H. Wagner, William R. Lee, Yongkuk Ho, Emmanuel A.
Kim, Seungil
Wells, Alan H.
Wagner, William R.
Lee, Yongkuk
Ho, Emmanuel A.
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2025-06-26
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Kim, S., Wells, A.H., Wagner, W.R., Lee, Y., & Ho, E.A., inventors; Wichita State University, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, assignees. Intravaginal device for sexually transmitted infection protection and treatment. World Intellectual Property Organization WO2025137415A1. 2025, June 26.
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An intravaginal device configured to be deployed within a vaginal tract of a patient for treating, reducing risks associated with, and/or preventing sexually transmitted infection includes a body having a flexible biocompatible material. The intravaginal device also includes: a flexible sensor array embedded in the body having at least one of a sodium sensor or pH sensor; a reservoir embedded in the body including a therapeutic agent configured to be released by an electro-responsive electrode assembly; and a near field communication circuit configured for wireless communication with an external device for wireless charging, data transmission, and receipt of control signals. The intravaginal device also includes a device controller configured to activate the electro-responsive electrode assembly to release the therapeutic agent from the reservoir in response to signals detected by the flexible sensor array and/or control signals received from the external device via the near field communication circuit.
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WSU inventor: Yongkuk Lee, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
International Application No: PCT/US2024/061227 filed December 20, 2024.
Patent No: WO2025137415A1 granted June 26, 2025.
International Application No: PCT/US2024/061227 filed December 20, 2024.
Patent No: WO2025137415A1 granted June 26, 2025.
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Status: Publication 2025-06-26