ES2167361T3 - Tampon. - Google Patents

Tampon.

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Publication number
ES2167361T3
ES2167361T3 ES94911559T ES94911559T ES2167361T3 ES 2167361 T3 ES2167361 T3 ES 2167361T3 ES 94911559 T ES94911559 T ES 94911559T ES 94911559 T ES94911559 T ES 94911559T ES 2167361 T3 ES2167361 T3 ES 2167361T3
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Prior art keywords
plug
filaments
preferibly
body cavity
index
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ES94911559T
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Inventor
Harry Hayes
Charlotte C Wakeham
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Tambrands Inc
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Tambrands Inc
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/2051—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor characterised by the material or the structure of the inner absorbing core
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/2002—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor characterised by the use
    • A61F13/202—Catamenial tampons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15203—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency
    • A61F2013/15284—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency characterized by quantifiable properties
    • A61F2013/15487—Capillary properties, e.g. wicking
    • A61F2013/15495—Capillary properties, e.g. wicking pore dimension
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S604/00—Surgery
    • Y10S604/904—Tampons

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)

Abstract

UN TAMPON (10) QUE CONSTA DE UN TAPON DE MATERIAL ABSORBENTE (12) CON UNA FORMA PARA SU INSERCCION EN UNA CAVIDAD CORPORAL Y UN CORDON DE EXTRACCION (14) ADOSADO AL TAPON (10) PARA FACILITAR SU EXTRACCION DE LA CAVIDAD CORPORAL. EL TAPON, ANTERIOR A SU COMPRESION ES UN MANOJO DE FILAMENTOS SUSTANCIALMENTE HIDROFILICOS. LOS FILAMENTOS TIENEN UNA CONFIGURACION SUSTANCIAL Y PERMANENTEMENTE ARRUGADA, Y ESTAN DISPUESTOS EN UNA ORIENTACION FUERA DE FASE ARBITRARIA ENTRE SI, PARA INCREMENTAR EL INDICE DE VOLUMEN DE CAVIDAD MEDIO DEL TAPON, ES DECIR, LA FRACCION DE VOLUMEN DEL MISMO OCUPADA POR ESPACIOS O INTERSECCIONES INTERFILAMENTOSAS ENTRE LOS FILAMENTOS. PREFERIBLEMENTE, EL INDICE DEL VOLUMEN DE LA CALIDAD MEDIA DEL TAPON SE ENCUENTRA EN EL INTERVALO DEL 60 AL 90%, MAS PREFERIBLEMENTE 70-90%, Y MAS AUN 80-85%.
ES94911559T 1993-03-26 1994-03-11 Tampon. Expired - Lifetime ES2167361T3 (es)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/037,254 US5364383A (en) 1993-03-26 1993-03-26 Tampon

Publications (1)

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ES2167361T3 true ES2167361T3 (es) 2002-05-16

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ES94911559T Expired - Lifetime ES2167361T3 (es) 1993-03-26 1994-03-11 Tampon.

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US (1) US5364383A (es)
EP (1) EP0690707B1 (es)
AU (1) AU6405094A (es)
DE (1) DE69429509T2 (es)
ES (1) ES2167361T3 (es)
IL (1) IL109027A (es)
WO (1) WO1994022406A1 (es)
ZA (1) ZA941929B (es)

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US5364383A (en) 1994-11-15
EP0690707A4 (en) 1998-05-13
ZA941929B (en) 1994-10-18
WO1994022406A1 (en) 1994-10-13
DE69429509T2 (de) 2002-08-08
EP0690707B1 (en) 2001-12-19
AU6405094A (en) 1994-10-24
IL109027A0 (en) 1994-06-24
DE69429509D1 (de) 2002-01-31
EP0690707A1 (en) 1996-01-10
IL109027A (en) 1997-02-18

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