Catamenial device
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorsAnthony J. Mauro, Mark E. Rosengarten, Irwin Butensky
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Abstract
There is provided a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids made up of a fibrous material defining a structure suitable for absorbing the body fluids, and disposed within the structure an effective amount, so as to reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacterial growth and neutralize TSS toxin-1 within the vagina, of one or more antimicrobial agents and one or more finishing agents.
Claims8
A tampon comprising an absorbent material and a composition disposed in said absorbent material, the composition comprising:
- at least one antibacterial agent in an amount of about 0.10 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of the total weight of the tampon, wherein said antibacterial agent is a mixture of alkyl dimethyl benzylammonium chloride and alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzylammonium chloride;
- and
- at least one finishing agent in an amount of about 2.5 wt % of the total weight of the tampon, wherein said at least one finishing agent is one or more polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters,
- wherein the composition has synergistic antibacterial properties effective to neutralize the production of TSST-1 toxin and reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacteria growth.
A method of inhibiting the production of TSST-1 toxin by exposing TSST-1 toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus bacteria to a tampon, the tampon having an absorbent material and a composition, the composition comprising:
- at least one antibacterial agent in an amount of about 0.10 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of the total weight of the tampon, wherein said antibacterial agent is a mixture of alkyl dimethyl benzylammonium chloride and alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzylammonium chloride;
- and
- at least one finishing agent in an amount of about 2.5 wt % of the total weight of the tampon, wherein said at least one finishing agent is one or more polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters;
- wherein the composition has synergistic antibacterial properties effective to neutralize the production of TSST-1 toxin and reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacteria growth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.