Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1989-09-12
1992-01-28
Isabella, David J.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
604904, 156193, 156194, 28118, 28119, 28120, A61F 1315
Patent
active
050840380
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and a method for forming tampons is disclosed, as well as the tampon itself. The apparatus includes a mechanism and the method includes the step of advancing and cutting a cover strip and an absorbent ribbon into predetermined lengths. A portion of the absorbent ribbon is then overlapped by the cover strip and both are radially wound into a cylinder having a length equal to at least two tampons. The cylinder is then compressed and cut into two or more single length pledgets. The single length pledgets are heat set before a withdrawal string is attached to form a finished tampon. The tampon itself can be made with tucked or untucked ends.
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Brown Raymond
Franke Paul G.
Sheldon Donald A.
Connelly Thomas J.
Isabella David J.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Reichle K.
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