GB2412121B - Tampon with malodour counteractant - Google Patents

Tampon with malodour counteractant

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Publication number
GB2412121B
GB2412121B GB0514213A GB0514213A GB2412121B GB 2412121 B GB2412121 B GB 2412121B GB 0514213 A GB0514213 A GB 0514213A GB 0514213 A GB0514213 A GB 0514213A GB 2412121 B GB2412121 B GB 2412121B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
tampon
malodour counteractant
counteractant
malodour
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0514213A
Other versions
GB0514213D0 (en
GB2412121A (en
Inventor
Keith Edgett
Rosemary Knuth
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Playtex Products LLC
Original Assignee
Playtex Products LLC
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US10/120,044 external-priority patent/US8093446B2/en
Application filed by Playtex Products LLC filed Critical Playtex Products LLC
Priority to GB0518568A priority Critical patent/GB2415626B/en
Publication of GB0514213D0 publication Critical patent/GB0514213D0/en
Publication of GB2412121A publication Critical patent/GB2412121A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2412121B publication Critical patent/GB2412121B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • A61F13/2002—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
    • 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
    • A61F13/2074—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor impregnated with hydrophobic, hydrophilic, skin enhancers, medicinal etc. substances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L15/00—Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
    • A61L15/16—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
    • A61L15/42—Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
    • A61L15/46—Deodorants or malodour counteractants, e.g. to inhibit the formation of ammonia or bacteria
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L15/00—Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
    • A61L15/16—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
    • A61L15/42—Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
    • A61L15/48—Surfactants
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P15/00—Drugs for genital or sexual disorders; Contraceptives
    • A61P15/02—Drugs for genital or sexual disorders; Contraceptives for disorders of the vagina
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P31/00—Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics
    • A61P31/04—Antibacterial agents
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
    • D06M13/244—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing sulfur or phosphorus
    • D06M13/248—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing sulfur or phosphorus with compounds containing sulfur
    • D06M13/256—Sulfonated compounds esters thereof, e.g. sultones
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
    • D06M13/322—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing nitrogen
    • D06M13/46—Compounds containing quaternary nitrogen atoms
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
    • D06M15/19—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with synthetic macromolecular compounds
    • D06M15/37—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D06M15/53—Polyethers
GB0514213A 2001-04-11 2002-04-11 Tampon with malodour counteractant Expired - Fee Related GB2412121B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0518568A GB2415626B (en) 2001-04-11 2002-04-11 Use of a catamenial tampon which comprises a cationic surfactant for the treatment of vaginal malodor

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US28307901P 2001-04-11 2001-04-11
US10/120,044 US8093446B2 (en) 2001-04-11 2002-04-10 Fibrous absorbent articles having malodor counteractant
GB0324391A GB2392452B (en) 2001-04-11 2002-04-11 Fibrous absorbent articles having malodor counteractant

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0514213D0 GB0514213D0 (en) 2005-08-17
GB2412121A GB2412121A (en) 2005-09-21
GB2412121B true GB2412121B (en) 2006-01-11

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Family Applications (3)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0516981A Expired - Fee Related GB2414394B (en) 2001-04-11 2002-04-11 Use of a catamenial tampon which comprises a non-ionic surfactant for the treatment of vaginal malodour
GB0514213A Expired - Fee Related GB2412121B (en) 2001-04-11 2002-04-11 Tampon with malodour counteractant
GB0514212A Withdrawn GB2412120A (en) 2001-04-11 2005-07-11 Fibrous tampon with a anionic surfactant as a malodour counteractant

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0516981A Expired - Fee Related GB2414394B (en) 2001-04-11 2002-04-11 Use of a catamenial tampon which comprises a non-ionic surfactant for the treatment of vaginal malodour

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0514212A Withdrawn GB2412120A (en) 2001-04-11 2005-07-11 Fibrous tampon with a anionic surfactant as a malodour counteractant

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US7727208B2 (en) 2002-09-12 2010-06-01 Playtex Products, Inc. Ergonomic tampon applicator
US9192522B2 (en) 2003-05-02 2015-11-24 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. Tampon assembly having shaped pledget
DE102014004258A1 (en) * 2014-03-19 2015-09-24 Bauerfeind Ag Fibers and yarns with occlusion function

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US5439685A (en) * 1988-07-11 1995-08-08 S S P L Safe Sex Products Licensing Societe Anonyme Pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases

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US4061145A (en) * 1975-11-26 1977-12-06 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent foam articles and method of manufacture
AU9311098A (en) * 1997-09-11 1999-03-29 Brigham And Women's Hospital Absorbent article, particularly a tampon having additives that reduce toxic shock syndrome toxin production

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US5439685A (en) * 1988-07-11 1995-08-08 S S P L Safe Sex Products Licensing Societe Anonyme Pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB0514213D0 (en) 2005-08-17
GB2412120A (en) 2005-09-21
GB2412121A (en) 2005-09-21
GB0514212D0 (en) 2005-08-17
GB0516981D0 (en) 2005-09-28
GB2414394A (en) 2005-11-30
GB2414394B (en) 2006-01-11

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