DOUGHERTY, EUGENE, JR.,EDGETT, KEITH,TALBOT, SHANNON,JORGENSEN, ROBERT
申请号：
CA2695221
公开号：
CA2695221C
申请日:
2008.07.15
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A tampon pledget has an absorbent mass of material and a withdrawal stringlocated at one end thereof. During use,the tampon pledget expands to take on a geometric configuration thatapproximates the shape of the vagina into which the tamponpledget is inserted. An anthroprometrically expandable tampon pledget has anabsorbent mass of material that is defined by a firstend having a first density, a second end having a second density, and aportion intermediate the first and second ends. The materialexpands at different rates upon being contacted by body fluids, therebyallowing the tampon pledget to conform to the shape of avagina. A method of making an expandable tampon pledget includes the steps ofproviding an absorbent material, attaching a stringthereto, and compressing the material into a cylindrical shape such that adensity gradient is realized over a length of the compressedmaterial.
