ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,882, issued on May 27.
"Hannah cervical cup" was invented by Ashley Camille Crafton (Apo, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cervical cup includes a body having a flange and a vacuum port so that application of a vacuum to the port will secure the cervical cup to a cervix disposed inside of the body of the cup. Example of the disclosed methodology to treat preterm birth includes inserting of a cervix into a cervical cup and applying a vacuum to a vacuum port of the cervical cup so as to secure the cervical cup to the cervix."
The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2022, under Application No. 17/681,781.
*For further information, in...