A61F 13/34
Means for withdrawing tampons
Official title: Means for withdrawing tampons {, e.g. withdrawal strings}
A61F13/34 (Means for withdrawing tampons) appears on 153 US grants and 209 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 209
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 319
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for positioning an absorptive matrix element within a body cavity and kit for collecting biological secretions16 Jun 2026US 12,653,510 B2Noselab GmbH
- Repositionable surgical tampon17 Feb 2026US 12,551,674 B2The Government of The United States, as represented by The Director of the Defense Health Agency
- Tampon with wicking member and improved manufacturability6 Jan 2026US 12,514,759 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Vaginal fluid absorption and odor reduction16 Dec 2025US 12,496,234 B2LiviWell Inc.
- Deployment device for an insertable and associated methods11 Nov 2025US 12,465,528 B2Meditati Pty Ltd
- Menstrual insert27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248659 A1
- Tag Attachment13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232498 A1
- Reduced-leakage tampon16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199144 A1Tampro Inc.
- Removal device for removing an object from a cavity and method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199145 A1
- Method for forming a cellulosic tampon applicator2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090922 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of forming a tampon which can be comfortably withdrawn from a body cavity66US 5,873,971 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1999
- Tampon construction61US 5,112,348 A1992
- Tampon capable of being comfortably withdrawn from a body cavity56US 5,807,372 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1998
- Shaped tampon55US 6,283,952 B1Tambrands Inc. · 2001
- Article for packing body cavities53US 6,183,436 B2Ultracell Medical Technologies of Connecticut, Inc. · 2001