Device for supporting insemination
View Patent ↗A device for supporting insemination that includes an elongated tubular body, the body has a proximal portion, a middle portion, and a distal portion, the proximal portion is of an oval shape, the middle portion is of a narrow tubular shape, and the distal portion is configured as a hub to sealably receive a tip of a syringe. The body further has a hollow central channel that extends throughout the length of the elongated tubular body.
1 . A device to aid insemination process, the device comprises:
an elongated tubular body that has a proximal portion, a middle portion, and a distal portion, the proximal portion is of an oval shape, the middle portion is of a narrow tubular shape, and the distal portion is configured as a hub to sealably receive a tip of a syringe, the hub comprises a broad pocket configured to receive an end portion of a barrel of the syringe and a tubular groove extending from the broad pocket is configured to receive a hub of the syringe, wherein a diameter of the proximal portion increases from the middle portion to a maximum diameter and then decreases, wherein the maximum diameter of the proximal portion is larger than a maximum diameter of the middle portion; and
a hollow central channel extends throughout a length of the elongated tubular body, wherein the hollow central channel at one end opens at a tip of the elongated tubular body and another end of the hollow central channel opens at the hub,
wherein the device is semi-rigid such that it can bend within various curves and shapes of a vagina.
2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a protruding tip at the tip of the elongated tubular body along with the opening of the hollow central channel.
3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is made from silicone.
4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises the syringe, wherein the tip of the syringe is configured to be removably coupled to the hub.
5 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the tip of the syringe frictionally fits into the hub.
6 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the tip of the syringe and the hub have an interlocking fastening mechanism for securing the tip of the syringe into the hub.
7 . A method to aid insemination process, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a device comprising:
an elongated tubular body that has a proximal portion, a middle portion, and a distal portion, the proximal portion is of an oval shape, the middle portion is of a narrow tubular shape, and the distal portion is configured as a hub to sealably receive a tip of a syringe, the hub comprises a broad pocket configured to receive an end portion of a barrel of the syringe and a tubular groove extending from the broad pocket is configured to receive a hub of the syringe, wherein a diameter of the proximal portion increases from the middle portion to a maximum diameter and then decreases, wherein the maximum diameter of the proximal portion is larger than a maximum diameter of the middle portion, and
a hollow central channel that extends throughout a length of the elongated tubular body, wherein the hollow central channel at one end opens at a tip of the elongated tubular body and another end of the hollow central channel opens at the hub, wherein the device is semi-rigid such that it can bend within the various curves and shapes of a vagina;
coupling the tip of the syringe to the hub;
upon coupling, drawing using the syringe, fluid from a container into the hollow central channel and a barrel of the syringe;
inserting the device into vagina of a patient in need of getting pregnant; and
pushing a plunger of the syringe to eject the fluid through the hollow central channel.
8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises a protruding tip at the tip of the elongated tubular body along with the opening of the hollow central channel.
9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the device is made from silicone.
10 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises the syringe, wherein the tip of the syringe is configured to be removably coupled to the hub.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the tip of the syringe frictionally fits into the hub.
12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the tip of the syringe and the hub have an interlocking fastening mechanism for securing the tip of the syringe into the hub.