Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

David John Tyrrell

Charles Christopher Keely

David William Koenig

Bernard Joseph Minerath

Duane Gerard Krzysik

Steven Craig Gehling

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Kimberly Marie Geiser

Barbara Jo Dvoracek

A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end. The body includes an absorbency zone adjacent the distal end, wherein the absorbency zone includes absorbent material; an application zone adjacent the proximal end and spaced apart from the distal end; and a therapeutic agent positioned substantially within the application zone. A method produces a device for delivering a therapeutic agent. The method includes manufacturing a tampon having a body with a distal end, a proximal end, an absorbency zone adjacent the distal end, and an application zone adjacent the proximal end; and locating a therapeutic agent substantially within the application zone.

Therapeutic agent delivery tampon

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Charles Christopher Keely