Lippes Loop, Intrauterine Double-S Contraceptive, Size D

Description:

White plastic intrauterine device (IUD) and inserter in a sealed paper and plastic package. The device is held in place with paper tabs on a gray, black, and white printed paper card. Instructions are included in the package.

The Lippes Loop, a double-S, trapazoidal-shaped intrauterine device, was developed by OB-GYN Jack Lippes (1924 - 2022), a 1947 graduate of the University of Buffalo Medical School. The IUD was designed to closely fit the inside of the uterus and thereby reduce unwanted expulsion of the device. The IUD was made in several sizes: Loop Size D (30 mm with white thread) was the preferred first choice for multiparous women, that is, women who have given birth one or more times. If Loop Size D caused bleeding or pain, the IUD should be replaced by Loop Size C. Lippes Loop was first marketed in 1962 and became one of the most prescribed IUDs in the United States. In 1985, Ortho Pharmaceuticals stopped marketing Lippes Loop due to reduced profitability and increased FDA regulation.

"Ortho stops marketing Lippes Loop; cites economic factors". Contraceptive technology update. 1985 Nov;6(11):149-52.

Associated Dates: 1968 / 1968Patent Date: 1966-05-10

Patentee: Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationMaker: Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, RaritanAssociated Place: United States: New Jersey, Raritan

Subject: Women's HealthBirth Control/Contraception

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Credit Line: Dittrick Museum of Medical History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0309.01Catalog Number: 1991.0309.01Accession Number: 1991.0309Patent Number: US3250271A

Object Name: Intrauterine Devicecontraceptive, intrauterine device

Physical Description: cardboard (overall material)plastic (overall material)paper (overall material)white (overall color)gray (overall color)black (overall color)Measurements: average spatial: 9.7 cm x 43 cm; 3 13/16 in x 16 15/16 inoverall: 3 3/4 in x 16 7/8 in x 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 42.8625 cm x 1.27 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-37be-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1074500

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