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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Charles Christopher Keely, Neenah, WI (US);
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly Marie Geiser, Appleton, WI (US);
David William Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Bernard Joseph Minerath, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Barbara JO Dvoracek, Appleton, WI (US);
David John Tyrrell, Appleton, WI (US);
Duane Gerard Krzysik, Appleton, WI (US);
Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Charles Christopher Keely, Neenah, WI (US);
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly Marie Geiser, Appleton, WI (US);
David William Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Bernard Joseph Minerath, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Barbara Jo Dvoracek, Appleton, WI (US);
David John Tyrrell, Appleton, WI (US);
Duane Gerard Krzysik, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, MI (US);
Abstract
A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end. The body includes an absorbency zone adjacent the distal end, wherein the absorbency zone includes absorbent material; an application zone adjacent the proximal end and spaced apart from the distal end; and a therapeutic agent positioned substantially within the application zone. A method produces a device for delivering a therapeutic agent. The method includes manufacturing a tampon having a body with a distal end, a proximal end, an absorbency zone adjacent the distal end, and an application zone adjacent the proximal end; and locating a therapeutic agent substantially within the application zone.