Environmentally friendly catamenial tampon assembly and method o

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1995-04-27

1998-10-20

Polutta, Mark O.

Surgery

Means for inserting fibrous or foraminous resident packing,...

With slidable ejector inside tubular inserting means

604 16, 604 18, A61F 1320

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058239880

ABSTRACT:
An environmentally-friendly tampon assembly of the type which includes an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve and an absorbent pledget has inner and outer sleeves which are fabricated from a biodegradable, flushable material such as paper. The outer sleeve has an inwardly extending tang for preventing movement of the pledget during retraction of the inner sleeve. The tang is also formed of biodegradable material, and may be formed of material which is from the same blank out of which the outer sleeve was formed. Six different methods of forming the outer sleeve and tang are disclosed.

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