Title:
ANTHROPROMETRICALLY EXPANDABLE TAMPON PLEDGET
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2009/020738
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A tampon pledget has an absorbent mass of material and a withdrawal string located at one end thereof. During use, the tampon pledget expands to take on a geometric configuration that approximates the shape of the vagina into which the tampon pledget is inserted. An anthroprometrically expandable tampon pledget has an absorbent mass of material that is defined by a first end having a first density, a second end having a second density, and a portion intermediate the first and second ends. The material expands at different rates upon being contacted by body fluids, thereby allowing the tampon pledget to conform to the shape of a vagina. A method of making an expandable tampon pledget includes the steps of providing an absorbent material, attaching a string thereto, and compressing the material into a cylindrical shape such that a density gradient is realized over a length of the compressed material.
Inventors:
DOUGHERTY JR EUGENE (US)
EDGETT KEITH (US)
TALBOT SHANNON (US)
JORGENSEN ROBERT (US)
EDGETT KEITH (US)
TALBOT SHANNON (US)
JORGENSEN ROBERT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2008/070034
Publication Date:
November 18, 2010
Filing Date:
July 15, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS INC (US)
DOUGHERTY JR EUGENE (US)
EDGETT KEITH (US)
TALBOT SHANNON (US)
JORGENSEN ROBERT (US)
DOUGHERTY JR EUGENE (US)
EDGETT KEITH (US)
TALBOT SHANNON (US)
JORGENSEN ROBERT (US)
International Classes:
A61F13/22
Foreign References:
| US5807372A | 1998-09-15 | |||
| US5047024A | 1991-09-10 | |||
| US20060247592A1 | 2006-11-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MICHAUD, Richard (Suite 206Middletown, Connecticut, US)
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