US 9,615,977 B2 · Sanitary device

Abstract

A sanitary device for insertion into a body cavity having a perforated casing in which a medicant is located within a distal portion of the casing and a semi-rigid absorbent material is located within a proximal portion of the casing. A plunger extends into the casing from the proximal portion and is movable to force the semi-rigid absorbent material into contact with the medicant which forces the medicant out of the distal portion of the casing. Unwanted body fluids can drain into the proximal portion and are absorbed by the semi-rigid absorbent material. A second embodiment of the invention includes an applicator for inserting a body insert into the body cavity. The body insert includes a semi-rigid absorbent material surrounded by a thin sheet of a lubricating material such as Telfa. The body insert may also include a medicant.

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Dependent claims

A sanitary device for insertion into and retention within a body cavity comprising:

a casing that remains in the body cavity during use having a distal portion and
a proximal portion having a bottom open end;
the distal portion including a plurality of openings;
the proximal portion having a plurality of openings;
an absorbent, relatively rigid mass of material located within the distal portion of the casing;
and
a plunger extending through the open bottom end of the casing whereby when said plunger is pushed by a user, it contacts the absorbent relatively rigid mass which is axially moved to displace the medicant through the openings located in the distal portion of the casing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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