Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1981-10-05
1984-02-14
Rosenbaum, C. Fred
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604358, A61F 1320
Patent
active
044314272
ABSTRACT:
A tampon having incorporated therein one or more substances, such as one or more physiologically safe organic acids that will maintain a pH of about 4.5 to 2.5 in the absorbed fluids during the use of the tampon, to create a hostile but safe environment to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, within and on the tampon during its use.
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Lefren Karl E.
Yolles Seymour
Rosenbaum C. Fred
University of Delaware
Vinyard Sherri E.
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