Vaginal ring with visual indication of use

Brian R. Stoner; Ariane Van Der Straten; Ginger Denison Rothrock; Stephanie Lynn Swarner; Leah Johnson; Leah Johnson; Stephanie Lynn Swarner; Ginger Denison Rothrock; Ariane Van Der Straten; Brian R. Stoner

Vaginal ring with visual indication of use

Johnson, L., Swarner, S. L., Rothrock, G. D., Van Der Straten, A., & Stoner, B. R. (2021). Vaginal ring with visual indication of use. (U.S. Patent No. 11,147,763). U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Washington, DC. https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=11,147,763.PN.&OS=PN/11,147,763&RS=PN/11,147,763

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Abstract

The disclosure provides biomedical devices comprising indicator agents sensitive to the environment of use, methods of using same to enhance adherence to a treatment or usage regimen, and systems for monitoring compliance of use of the biomedical device. The biomedical device may be an intravaginal ring comprised of biocompatible polymeric material having indicator agent incorporated therein capable of producing a detectable change in response to a stimulus within the vaginal environment.