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Tampon having an asymmetric insertion end

US8216202B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

19Claims

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Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Ryo Minoguchi · Cincinnati, US
Ricky Alan Pollard · Moscow, US
Margaret Henderson Hasse · Wyoming, US
Letha Margie Hines · Wyoming, US
Diana Lynn Gann · Lebanon, US
Thomas Ward Osborn, III · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2006
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 2, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

Tampons comprising an asymmetric insertion end are provided. The tampon can comprise a substantially symmetrical absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, wherein the insertion end is asymmetric around an X axis of the tampon. A method of improving placement of a tampon in a vagina of a female is also provided.

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