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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998

Filed:

Jun. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:

Andrew J Hagerty, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 15 ; 604 18 ; 604285 ; 604288 ;
Abstract

The present invention relates to an insertion device formed of a tubular element capable of substantially containing an insertable element. The tubular element has an insertion end and a gripper end. The gripper end has a plurality of finger-accepting apertures. These apertures are dimensioned to accept a portion of a user's finger. This device is particularly useful in a tampon applicator tube which has a high-gloss outer surface.


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Hagerty, Andrew. (1998). Tampon applicator tube having apertured finger grip (U.S. Patent No. 5709652). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5709652

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