Vaginal device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A vaginal device comprising an outermost layer of resilient compressible, open-celled, polymeric foam, a non-porous film layer formed of a liquidproof, soft elastomeric material affixed to said outermost foam layer, and a second layer of open-celled polymeric foam affixed to the opposite surface of said non-porous film layer, said outermost and innermost foam layers differing in density and/or numbers of pores per inch with the more dense or smaller pored foam layer constituting the outermost layer, said outermost layer being adapted to lie against the cervix of the uterus, said device having a diameter of about 2-2 3/5 inches and thickness of up to about 3 3/5 inches.
2.
A vaginal device according to claim 1, wherein said device is a three-dimensional structure cylindrical in shape.
3.
A vaginal device according to claim 1 wherein said device is a three dimensional structure globular in shape.
4.
A vaginal device according to claim 1 wherein said device is a three-dimensional structure having the shape of a truncated cone.
5.
A vaginal device according to claim 1 wherein said outermost and innermost layers have a thickness of from about 1/8 inch up to about 1 3/4 inch each.
6.
A vaginal device according to claim 5 wherein said outermost layer is about 5/8 inch thick and said innermost layer is about 1/8 inch thick.
7.
A vaginal device according to claim 1 wherein said barrier film has a thickness of about 0.
5 to about 3 mils.
8.
A vaginal device according to claim 7 wherein said barrier film has a thickness of about 1 to 2 mils.
9.
A vaginal device according to claim 1 wherein said foam layers are fabricated of a member selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyester, polyether, polyethylene foams and combinations thereof.
10.
A vaginal device according to claim 9 wherein said foam is a polyurethane foam.
11.
A vaginal device according to claim 10 wherein said foam is an open-cell foam having 80-200 pores per inch.
12.
A vaginal device according to claim 1 wherein said non-porous film layer is a barrier film made of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or latex material