| 摘要 |
An improved sponge device is presented having one loop-chord placed entirely within or through the sponge device to facilitate insertion and removal of an attached ovoid sponge device into and from a body cavity. The improved sponge device can be cylindrical or egg-shaped like design,-which shall be utilized depending upon manufacturing capabilities available. The improved sponge device can be impregnated with; specific spermicides, anti-infectives, lubricants, hormones, antioxidants, amino acids, and other appropriate medicaments, to allow release of impregnated solution(s) from the device into the body cavity. Closely controlled impregnation and/or coating of the sponge device is achieved by a method of manufacture employing one or more methods for impregnating and one or more methods for possible lubrication. |
