The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble Company

Henry A Brown

Ryo Minoguchi

Lymarie Semidey-Flecha

Kevin Charles Strong

Evan Joseph Durling

Gerard A Viens

Khalid Qureshi

Lymarie Semideyflecha

A tampon including a pledget, a wicking member disposed in direct contact with the pledget, and a withdrawal cord is disclosed. The wicking member is non-coaxially arranged with respect to the withdrawal cord.

Tampon with wicking member and improved manufacturability

An absorbent tampon is disclosed herein. The absorbent tampon has a fiber integrated primary absorbent member having an insertion end and a withdrawal end disposed opposite the insertion end, a top portion and a bottom portion as determined by the Secondary Desorption Performance method, and a secondary absorbent member attached to the primary absorbent member and extending outboard of the withdrawal end of the primary absorbent member. The tampon exhibits a wet weight percentage fluid in the bottom portion of at least about 60 percent when measured in accordance with the Secondary Desorption Performance method.

Tampon and method for making the same

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Henry A Brown