Insertion device
US4332251A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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