Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1996-11-14
1998-09-15
Polutta, Mark O.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
604904, A61F 1315
Patent
active
058073728
ABSTRACT:
A tampon is disclosed which provides for a comfortable withdrawal from a body cavity by allowing a portion of the tampon to collapse upon itself during withdrawal. The tampon includes an absorbent and a liquid-permeable cover. The cover at least partially surrounding the absorbent and together they form a softwind having a first end and a second end. The softwind is folded upon itself at three spaced apart locations to form an M-shaped profile. The folded softwind has first, second and third portions integrally joined together. A withdrawal string is attached to the second portion of the softwind to assist in providing a comfortable removal of the tampon from a body cavity. The softwind is then compressed into a cylindrically shaped pledget having an insertion end and a trailing end with the insertion end located adjacent to the second portion. The pledget is capable of being comfortably removed from a body cavity by pulling on the withdrawal string.
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Connelly Thomas J.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Polutta Mark O.
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