Additives to tampons
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorSusan Kay Brown-Skrobot
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Abstract
Absorbent products, especially catamenial tampons, for absorbing body fluids, such as menstrual fluid, blood and wound exudates, comprise an amount of a compound effective to inhibit the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria when the products are brought into contact with the bacteria. The compound is selected from the group consisting of monoesters of a polyhydric aliphatic alcohol and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 fatty acid; diesters of a polyhydric aliphatic alcohol and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 fatty acid; and mixtures thereof. The monoesters and diesters have at least one hydroxyl group associated with their aliphatic alcohol residue.
Claims23
A tampon comprising an absorbent material and a toxin-inhibiting amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of a compound selected from the group consisting of:
- a) monoesters of a polyhydric aliphatic alcohol and a fatty acid containing from eight to eighteen carbon atoms and wherein said monoester has at least one hydroxyl group associated with its aliphatic alcohol residue;
- b) diesters of a polyhydric aliphatic alcohol and a fatty acid containing from eight to eighteen carbon atoms and wherein said diester has at least one hydroxyl group associated with its aliphatic alcohol residue;
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- c) mixtures of said monoesters and diesters,
- wherein said active ingredient is effective to inhibit the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria when said tampon is exposed to said bacteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.