WO2009074925A1 - A body hygiene device - Google Patents

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WO2009074925A1
WO2009074925A1 PCT/IB2008/055086 IB2008055086W WO2009074925A1 WO 2009074925 A1 WO2009074925 A1 WO 2009074925A1 IB 2008055086 W IB2008055086 W IB 2008055086W WO 2009074925 A1 WO2009074925 A1 WO 2009074925A1
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filament
body hygiene
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Nadia Opperman
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    • 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
    • A61F13/38—Swabs having a stick-type handle, e.g. cotton tips
    • 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
    • A61F13/26—Means for inserting tampons, i.e. 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
    • A61F13/34—Means for withdrawing tampons, e.g. withdrawal strings
    • 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
    • A61F15/00—Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages
    • A61F15/001—Packages or dispensers for bandages, cotton balls, drapes, dressings, gauze, gowns, sheets, sponges, swabsticks or towels
    • 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
    • A61F13/2005—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor characterised by the use specially adapted for the nose cavity

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to a body hygiene device.
  • the invention relates, more particularly, to a device for cleaning a body piercing.
  • a body hygiene device including: a guide shaft, defining a leading end and a trailing end; and an absorbent filament secured at an end thereof to the trailing end of the shaft.
  • the leading end of the guide shaft is inserted into a body piercing and pushed through the piercing.
  • the filament is then threaded through the piercing, absorbing and/or mechanically removing dirt which may be present in the piercing.
  • the filament may be woven. It may define a series of longitudinally spaced corrugations, serving operatively to entrap dirt between them during threading of the filament through a piercing.
  • the shaft may be made of synthetic plastics.
  • the end of the filament may be encapsulated in the trailing end of the shaft.
  • the dimensions of the body hygiene device of the invention may vary widely.
  • the Applicant envisages that dimensions will typically fall within the following ranges:
  • the shaft may have a diameter of between 0.3mm and 2.0mm and a length of between 10mm and 50mm.
  • the filament may have a diameter of between 0.5mm and 3.0mm and a length of between 30mm and 150mm.
  • the leading end of the shaft may be configured to facilitate insertion into and passage through a piercing. It may define a rounded tip.
  • a body hygiene package including: at least one body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention; and packaging in which the at least one body hygiene device is packaged.
  • the package may include directions for use of the at least one body hygiene device for cleaning a body piercing.
  • the instructions may, e.g., be printed on the packaging.
  • the Applicant envisages that the or each body hygiene device, as the case may be, will typically be provided as a disposable device.
  • the directions may therefore include a direction to use the or each device once only.
  • the at least one body hygiene device may be a plurality of body hygiene devices.
  • the body hygiene device of the invention will provide a convenient, disposable means for cleaning body piercings and thus aiding personal hygiene.
  • Figure 1 shows a diagrammatic side view of an embodiment of a body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a diagrammatic face-on view of an embodiment of a body hygiene package including a plurality of body hygiene devices, identical to that of Figure 1 , and packaging within which they are packaged.
  • FIG. 1 an embodiment of a body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention, is designated generally by the reference numeral 10.
  • the device 10 includes a guide shaft 12 and an absorbent woven filament 14.
  • the device 10 is intended for single use, i.e. for cleaning one piercing.
  • the device 10 is thus disposable.
  • the guide shaft 12 is made of injection moulded synthetic plastics, e.g. PVC. In alternative embodiments of the body hygiene device of the invention, the guide shaft may be made of any other suitable material.
  • the guide shaft 12 has a diameter of about 1 mm and a length of about 20 mm. In other embodiments, the diameter may be anywhere between 0.3mm and 2.0mm and the length may be anywhere between 10mm and 50mm.
  • the guide shaft 12 defines a leading end, defining a rounded tip 16, and a trailing end 18.
  • An end 20 of the filament 14 is encapsulated in the end 18 of the shaft 12 and is secured thereto. It may be thus secured by any suitable means, e.g. by having the end 18 of the shaft 12 injection moulded onto it or by means of a suitable adhesive.
  • the filament 14 may be made from a single material, e.g. woven nylon strands similar to those use to make certain types of dental floss, or may be a blend of different materials. In this example, it is a woven blend of nylon strands and cotton wool. It is desirable that the filament 14 is absorbent so that it can absorb any moist dirt in a piercing.
  • the filament 14 particularly is woven to define a series of longitudinally spaced corrugations or ribs 22.
  • the filament 14 has a diameter of about 1 .2 mm and a length of about 100 mm. In other embodiments, the diameter may be anywhere between 0.5mm and 3.0mm and the length may be anywhere between 30mm and 150mm.
  • the tip 16 of the shaft 12 is inserted into a body piercing and pushed through the piercing.
  • the filament 14 is then threaded through the piercing, absorbing and/or mechanically removing dirt which may be present in the piercing.
  • the ribs 22 serve to entrap such dirt between them.
  • reference numeral 24 refers to a body hygiene package, in accordance with the invention, including a plurality of, in this case ten, body hygiene devices 26, each identical to the device 10 of Figure 1 , and packaging in the form of a plastics bag 28.
  • the devices 26 are hermetically sealed in the bag 28 in a sterile fashion.
  • the bag 28 has an outwardly visible region 30 on which printed directions for use are printed. The directions include a direction to use each device 26 only once.

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Abstract

This invention provides a body hygiene device, particularly for cleaning body piercings. The device includes a guide shaft, defining a leading end and a trailing end, and an absorbent filament secured at an end thereof to the trailing end of the shaft. In order to use the body hygiene device, the leading end of the guide shaft is inserted into a body piercing and pushed through the piercing. The filament is then threaded through the piercing, absorbing and/or mechanically removing dirt which may be present in the piercing. The filament typically is woven and defines a series of longitudinally spaced corrugations for entrapping dirt between them. The invention extends also to a body hygiene package including such devices and packaging in which they are packaged, typically in sterile fashion. The package may include instructions that each device is for single use.

Description

A BODY HYGIENE DEVICE
THIS INVENTION relates to a body hygiene device. The invention relates, more particularly, to a device for cleaning a body piercing.
The Applicant is aware that dirt sometimes accumulates in body piercings and may cause infections. Infection may also cause pus to form in a piercing. It is an aim of the present invention to provide a device for removal of such dirt or pus or both. Where the context thus permits, a reference herein to dirt must be interpreted broadly to include any undesirable matter in a piercing, including pus.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a body hygiene device including: a guide shaft, defining a leading end and a trailing end; and an absorbent filament secured at an end thereof to the trailing end of the shaft.
In order to use the body hygiene device, the leading end of the guide shaft is inserted into a body piercing and pushed through the piercing. The filament is then threaded through the piercing, absorbing and/or mechanically removing dirt which may be present in the piercing.
The filament may be woven. It may define a series of longitudinally spaced corrugations, serving operatively to entrap dirt between them during threading of the filament through a piercing.
The shaft may be made of synthetic plastics.
The end of the filament may be encapsulated in the trailing end of the shaft.
The dimensions of the body hygiene device of the invention may vary widely. The Applicant envisages that dimensions will typically fall within the following ranges: The shaft may have a diameter of between 0.3mm and 2.0mm and a length of between 10mm and 50mm.
The filament may have a diameter of between 0.5mm and 3.0mm and a length of between 30mm and 150mm.
The leading end of the shaft may be configured to facilitate insertion into and passage through a piercing. It may define a rounded tip.
According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a body hygiene package including: at least one body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention; and packaging in which the at least one body hygiene device is packaged.
The package may include directions for use of the at least one body hygiene device for cleaning a body piercing. The instructions may, e.g., be printed on the packaging. The Applicant envisages that the or each body hygiene device, as the case may be, will typically be provided as a disposable device. The directions may therefore include a direction to use the or each device once only.
The at least one body hygiene device may be a plurality of body hygiene devices.
The Applicant envisages that the body hygiene device of the invention will provide a convenient, disposable means for cleaning body piercings and thus aiding personal hygiene.
The invention is described below by way of a non-limiting example of a body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention, and to a body hygiene package, in accordance with the invention, including a plurality of such devices, with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying diagrammatic drawings.
In the drawings: Figure 1 shows a diagrammatic side view of an embodiment of a body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention; and
Figure 2 shows a diagrammatic face-on view of an embodiment of a body hygiene package including a plurality of body hygiene devices, identical to that of Figure 1 , and packaging within which they are packaged.
In Figure 1 , an embodiment of a body hygiene device, in accordance with the invention, is designated generally by the reference numeral 10.
The device 10 includes a guide shaft 12 and an absorbent woven filament 14. The device 10 is intended for single use, i.e. for cleaning one piercing. The device 10 is thus disposable.
The guide shaft 12 is made of injection moulded synthetic plastics, e.g. PVC. In alternative embodiments of the body hygiene device of the invention, the guide shaft may be made of any other suitable material.
The guide shaft 12 has a diameter of about 1 mm and a length of about 20 mm. In other embodiments, the diameter may be anywhere between 0.3mm and 2.0mm and the length may be anywhere between 10mm and 50mm.
The guide shaft 12 defines a leading end, defining a rounded tip 16, and a trailing end 18.
An end 20 of the filament 14 is encapsulated in the end 18 of the shaft 12 and is secured thereto. It may be thus secured by any suitable means, e.g. by having the end 18 of the shaft 12 injection moulded onto it or by means of a suitable adhesive.
The filament 14 may be made from a single material, e.g. woven nylon strands similar to those use to make certain types of dental floss, or may be a blend of different materials. In this example, it is a woven blend of nylon strands and cotton wool. It is desirable that the filament 14 is absorbent so that it can absorb any moist dirt in a piercing. The filament 14 particularly is woven to define a series of longitudinally spaced corrugations or ribs 22.
The filament 14 has a diameter of about 1 .2 mm and a length of about 100 mm. In other embodiments, the diameter may be anywhere between 0.5mm and 3.0mm and the length may be anywhere between 30mm and 150mm.
In order to use the device 10, the tip 16 of the shaft 12 is inserted into a body piercing and pushed through the piercing. The filament 14 is then threaded through the piercing, absorbing and/or mechanically removing dirt which may be present in the piercing. The ribs 22 serve to entrap such dirt between them.
In Figure 2, reference numeral 24 refers to a body hygiene package, in accordance with the invention, including a plurality of, in this case ten, body hygiene devices 26, each identical to the device 10 of Figure 1 , and packaging in the form of a plastics bag 28. The devices 26 are hermetically sealed in the bag 28 in a sterile fashion. The bag 28 has an outwardly visible region 30 on which printed directions for use are printed. The directions include a direction to use each device 26 only once.

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CLAIMS:
1. A body hygiene device including: a guide shaft, defining a leading end and a trailing end; and an absorbent filament secured at an end thereof to the trailing end of the shaft.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 , in which the filament is woven.
3. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the filament defines a series of longitudinally spaced corrugations.
4. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the shaft is made of synthetic plastics.
5. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the end of the filament is encapsulated in the trailing end of the shaft.
6. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the shaft has a diameter of between 0.3mm and 2.0mm.
7. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the shaft has a length of between 10mm and 50mm.
8. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the filament has a diameter of between 0.5mm and 3.0mm.
9. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the filament has a length of between 30mm and 150mm.
10. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the leading end of the shaft is configured to facilitate insertion into and passage through a piercing.
1 1 . A device as claimed in claim 10, in which the leading end defines a rounded tip.
12. A body hygiene package including: at least one body hygiene device as claimed in any preceding claim; and packaging in which the at least one body hygiene device is packaged.
13. A package as claimed in claim 12, which includes directions for use of the at least one body hygiene device for cleaning a body piercing.
14. A package as claimed in claim 13, in which the directions include a direction to use the body hygiene device or each such device, as the case may be, once only.
15. A package as claimed in any one of claims 12 to 14, in which the at least one body hygiene device is packaged in a sterile fashion in the packaging.
16. A package as claimed in any one of claims 12 to 15, in which the at least one body hygiene device is a plurality of body hygiene devices.
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US5715559A (en) * 1996-08-09 1998-02-10 Mitri; George Cleaning tool
US6146398A (en) * 1999-09-10 2000-11-14 Satterfield; Richard A. Antiseptic tool for body pierced openings
WO2002053076A1 (en) * 2001-01-08 2002-07-11 Attilio Alonzo Disposable nose fossae cleaning device
US20040111105A1 (en) * 2002-12-06 2004-06-10 Rev. Suzanne M. Schmieding Cleaning device for body piercings
US7144391B1 (en) * 2000-09-01 2006-12-05 The Proctor & Gamble Company Feminine hygiene kit

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US4746238A (en) * 1986-11-03 1988-05-24 Levine Robert A Stick swab with augured head
GB2205752A (en) * 1987-06-13 1988-12-21 Keith Bernard Wakelam Helical cavity cleaner
US5715559A (en) * 1996-08-09 1998-02-10 Mitri; George Cleaning tool
US6146398A (en) * 1999-09-10 2000-11-14 Satterfield; Richard A. Antiseptic tool for body pierced openings
US7144391B1 (en) * 2000-09-01 2006-12-05 The Proctor & Gamble Company Feminine hygiene kit
WO2002053076A1 (en) * 2001-01-08 2002-07-11 Attilio Alonzo Disposable nose fossae cleaning device
US20040111105A1 (en) * 2002-12-06 2004-06-10 Rev. Suzanne M. Schmieding Cleaning device for body piercings

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