Patent ID: 11883267
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An absorbent tampon comprising a mass of absorbent material which has been compressed into a generally cylindrical, self-sustaining form in a transverse dimension and in a longitudinal dimension, wherein subsequent to compression the generally cylindrical, self-sustaining form comprises a maximum transverse dimension of less than 13 millimeters, wherein the tampon has a syngyna absorbent capacity of between about 6 and about 9 grams, and wherein the tampon has an average expansion rate in the transverse dimension of greater than 1.7 millimeters per minute after absorbing 3 grams of sheep's blood at a rate of about 1 gram per minute according to the dynamic expansion test, and wherein the tampon undergoes growth, upon fluid absorption, in the longitudinal dimension.