Tampon and a method of producing a tampon
US8568381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/34
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tampon is proposed, with an insertion end and a rear end, made from a pressed absorbent strip (2) and a withdrawal string (3) running out of the rear end. In order to achieve short production times during manufacture of the tampon, the withdrawal string (3) is placed around the strip (2) in the shape of a loop 4, and the strip (2) is provided with a fold (16, 17) at each side of the loop (4).In terms of a method suitable for producing a tampon, the following steps are proposed:
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