Surgery – Male reproductory tract shields or birth control devices – Condoms
Patent
1993-05-03
1996-01-09
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Male reproductory tract shields or birth control devices
Condoms
128918, A61F 604
Patent
active
054820537
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to the use of a water-soluble zinc salt, such as zinc acetate or zinc propionate, as an anti-viral agent in condom lubricants. Such lubricants can be coated onto condoms during manufacture and enclosed within condom packages, to provide an additional level of protection (beyond the level of protection already provided by the condom). The anti-viral zinc salt will help reduce the risk that a previously uninfected person will become infected by genital herpes viruses; it may also reduce the risk of transmission of HIV, hepatitis, and papilloma viruses, and other sexually transmitted pathogens.
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Brown Michael A.
Kelly Patrick D.
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