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US 12,076,446 B2Granted
Menstrual tampon
AssigneeUab "Avodes"
InventorAudrone Kacinskaite-Satkauske
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Abstract
A menstrual tampon includes a sponge structure having a prewetted natural material, a special tampon form, and an outer fluid-impervious layer. The tampon also includes an applicator for easy insertion of a tampon, but can be used without an applicator, and a string or ring for convenient removal.
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A menstrual tampon comprising:
- a tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a body outer surface, and a longitudinal direction extending between the insertion and withdrawal ends;
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- a removal facilitator for facilitating removal of the tampon body from a human vaginal canal, the removal facilitator connected to the tampon body and extending from the withdrawal end of the tampon body,
- wherein the tampon body comprises a sponge structure made of a glucomannan-based sponge material,
- wherein the body outer surface has a fluid capture depression formed at least partially by an exposed portion of the sponge structure, wherein the fluid capture depression is located closer to the insertion end than to the withdrawal end of the tampon body, and wherein the fluid capture depression is concave in shape, and
- wherein the tampon body has a flattened profile over at least a major part of the longitudinal direction of the tampon body when viewed in a cross-section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
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A package containing a menstrual tampon, the menstrual tampon comprising:
- a tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a body outer surface, and a longitudinal direction extending between the insertion and withdrawal ends, and
- a removal facilitator for facilitating removal of the tampon body from a human vaginal canal,
- the tampon body having a body outer surface and comprising a sponge structure which is exposed at least in a partial area of the body outer surface,
- wherein the sponge structure is made of a glucomannan-based sponge material,
- wherein the body outer surface has a fluid capture depression formed at least partially by an exposed portion of the sponge structure, wherein the fluid capture depression is located closer to the insertion end than to the withdrawal end of the tampon body, and wherein the fluid capture depression is concave in shape,
- wherein the tampon body has a flattened profile over at least a major part of the longitudinal direction of the tampon body when viewed in a cross-section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein the package further contains a container holding an amount of a moisturizing liquid for moisturizing the tampon body before use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.