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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Johnson & Johnson Gmbh, Neuss, DE;
Inventor:
David L. Kimball, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson GmbH, Neuss, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/2088 (2013.01); A61F 13/2091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing an intravaginal tampon for feminine hygiene includes a tampon press having a plurality of elongate press dies disposed about central press axis to form a press cavity and a cylindrical carrier having a diameter less than that of the predetermined finished diameter. The elongate press dies include a plurality of longitudinal penetrating dies, each having a pressing face notch disposed proximate a first end thereof and an end notch disposed on an edge perpendicular to the pressing face at the opposite second end thereof that cooperate with corresponding notches in an adjacent penetrating die.