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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Applicants:
Anthony Disalvo, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Raymond J. Hull, Jr., Hampton, NJ (US);
William A. James, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Anthony DiSalvo, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Raymond J. Hull, Jr., Hampton, NJ (US);
William A. James, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An absorbent device for insertion into a vaginal cavity, the absorbent device having an absorbent body and an indicator structure arranged and configured within the absorbent body, the indicator structure having a resilient member maintained in a strained configuration by a restraint; wherein the resilient member is capable of reverting to a relaxed configuration upon the weakening of the restraint and the restraint weakens upon exposure to moisture.