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Insertion device

US4332251A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
3References
1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 14, 1980
Grant dateJun 1, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 14, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S604/904
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An insertion device for insertion of a soft deformable tampon made of resiliently deformable material where the insertion device includes a pair of telescoping elements including a first tube and a second tube of lesser diameter to be received in compressed condition within the first tube with an end of the second tube bearing on the innermost end of the tampon and a generally planar flexible, deformable stop means carried by a string means and movable therealong where the string is attached to the innermost end of the tampon, second stop means provided at the opposite end of the string means to prevent release of the first stop means from the string and the first stop means is received in flexed condition within the tube means.

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