Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC

Playtex Products, Inc.

Phillip Ebert

Keith J Edgett

Eugene P Dougherty

Mario A Turchi

Scott D Salmon

Robert T Jorgensen

Steven O Bordley

Eugene Dougherty, Jr

Provided is a tampon applicator having one or more insertion indicators to gauge and/or control the insertion depth of a tampon. The one or more insertion indicators may be located on the tampon applicator barrel, plunger, tampon, removal string, or any combinations thereof. As a result of the one or more insertion indicators, a woman can adjust the insertion depth of the tampon to her body's requirements ensuring leakage protection, comfort, or both.

Tampon assembly providing proper bodily placement of a pledget

Tampon assembly providing proper bodily placement of pledget

An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position.

In-vitro measurement of catamenial tampon systems

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Camden-Wyoming, DE, United States of America

Phillip Ebert