Tampon retainer
AssigneeVlaar Innovations B.V.
InventorEmily M Keiper
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a tampon retainer to retain a string of a tampon in a vagina. In some embodiments, the tampon retainer comprises a body having a leading end and a trailing end. A fastener is located on the leading end of the body and is attachable to the tampon string. While the tampon and the tampon retainer are in use, the fastener maintains the entire tampon string within the vagina. The trailing end of the body of the tampon retainer is configured to extend from a vaginal opening when the tampon retainer is in use and a user can grasp the trailing end of the body to remove the tampon, the tampon string, and the tampon retainer from the vagina.
Claims13
A tampon retainer comprising:
- a body having a leading and trailing end;
- a cylindrical protrusion extending radially from the body between the leading end and the trailing end;
- a fastener on the cylindrical protrusion attachable to a tampon string for, in use, maintaining the entire tampon string within a vagina;
- the trailing end of the body being configured to, in use, extend from a vaginal opening for grasping by a user.
A method for using a tampon retainer comprising:
- providing a tampon retainer comprising a body having a leading and a trailing end, a fastener on the leading end of the body attachable to a tampon string for, in use, maintaining the entire tampon string within a vagina, and the trailing end of the body being configured to, in use, extend from the vaginal opening for grasping by a user;
- attaching the tampon string to the fastener of the tampon retainer;
- inserting the entire tampon string and the leading end of the body within the vagina;
- and
- securing the tampon string and leading end of the body in the vagina.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.