Patent ID: 9050215
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A tampon, comprising: an elongated tampon blank having a longitudinal axis, a length along the longitudinal axis, and an outer surface along the length that includes a circumference; a first set of grooves that are each defined by the elongated tampon blank subsequent to the manufacture of the tampon, that each extend along the entirety of the length of the elongated tampon blank and into the elongated tampon blank a first depth from the outer surface, and that are equally spaced apart from each other about the circumference of the elongated tampon blank; and a second set of grooves that are each defined by the elongated tampon blank subsequent to the manufacture of the tampon, that each extend along at least a majority of the length of the elongated tampon blank and into the elongated tampon blank a second depth from the outer surface that is less than the first depth, and that are equally spaced apart from each other about the circumference of the elongated tampon blank.