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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harry G Fitzgerald, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Tech-Tran, Inc., Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128285 ;
Abstract
A tampon formed from braided slivers of absorbent material, having a head portion which is less compressed axially and radially than a tail portion thereof. The braided body can be folded in half to define a tampon with a folded head portion and a bifurcated tail portion. Such tampons are adapted for insertion with the head portion foremost into a body cavity. Furthermore, a tampon applicator tube comprising a cylindrical handle and a flared insertion end which engages a shoulder behind the enlarged head of the tampon to allow the tampon to be inserted in place. The applicator tube is not necessarily provided with a plunger to aid insertion.