The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2007
Eugene Dougherty, Jr., Camden-Wyoming, DE (US);
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Scott Salmon, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Mario Turchi, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Phillip Ebert, Camden-Wyoming, DE (US);
Robert Jorgensen, Middletown, DE (US);
Steven O. Bordley, Dover, DE (US);
Eugene Dougherty, Jr., Camden-Wyoming, DE (US);
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Scott Salmon, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Mario Turchi, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Phillip Ebert, Camden-Wyoming, DE (US);
Robert Jorgensen, Middletown, DE (US);
Steven O. Bordley, Dover, DE (US);
Playtex Products, LLC, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position.