Patent ID: 11911245
Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A tampon applicator, comprising:
a barrel extending lengthwise between a plunger end and an insertion end, the barrel including a grip region, a transition region, a main body region, a plurality of petals, and an interior cavity, wherein the transition region is disposed between the main body region and the grip region, and the petals are disposed between the insertion end and the main body region; and
a telescoping two-piece plunger that includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve, wherein the sleeves are selectively actuable into a deployed configuration in which the inner and outer sleeves are combined into a unitary member, and wherein the inner sleeve has a stem portion with a length and a digit portion;
wherein in the deployed configuration the plunger is selectively movable in a lengthwise direction relative to the barrel a full stroke travel, which full stroke travel is substantially equal to the length of the inner sleeve stem portion.