Patent ID: 6191341
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A body cavity pack for insertion in a body cavity having inner walls, comprising:an absorbent member having upper and lower sections, an anterior and a posterior end, and first and second sides, said absorbent member having an unexpanded state before absorbing body fluid and an expanded state after absorbing body fluid; andan enclosure assembly having a number of apertures for surrounding each of said upper and lower sections, said anterior and posterior ends, and said first and second sides of said absorbent member;wherein, when said absorbent member and said enclosure assembly are inserted in the body cavity, said absorbent member is capable of absorbing fluid present in the body cavity to change from said unexpanded state to said expanded state and in which said enclosure assembly, in said expanded state of said absorbent member, has a majority of portions thereof that contact the inner walls of the body cavity; andsaid unexpanded state of said absorbent member having a first size and said expanded state of said absorbent member having a second size and in which said second size is at least two times greater than said first size, said enclosure assembly having a first inner size when said absorbent member is in said unexpanded state and a second inner size when said absorbent member is in said expanded state and in which said second inner size is less than two times said first inner size.