EP0504301A1 — Feminine hygiene device

USPTO Abstract

Vaginal discharge collector (10) comprising a body (14) intended to provide a space (19) for collecting vaginal discharge, provided with an opening allowing the passage of a vaginal discharge into the collection space, as well as an edge (11) intended to exert a sufficient holding force to maintain said collector in position during use, said edge being fixed to said body near its upper part. Said body and said edge are flexible so that said body can be wound on said edge, between wound and unwound positions. Said body may include a reservoir (12) intended to provide a capacity space whose size is constant. According to another embodiment of the invention, said collector comprises a closure structure (33) in order to prevent the exit of the vaginal flow from the space. In another embodiment of the invention, the collector administers doses of delayed and / or non-delayed substances, such as drugs, to both settled and unregulated women.