Patent ID: 7118759
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L

Abstract:
1. A menstrual tampon comprising an absorbent tampon material and an effective amount of a first active ingredient having the general formula: wherein V′ is selected from —NH—, —O—, —CH 2 —, —C(O)OCH 2 —, —C(O), and —C(O)O—, and R 100 , R 102 , R 103 , R 104 , R 105 , R 106 , R 107 and R 108 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, —O(R 113 ), —SO 3 Na, —SO 3 H, —N(R 114 ) (R 115 ), and —NO 2 , R 113 , is selected from hydrogen, sodium and a monovalent saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl moiety having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may or may not be interrupted with a heteroatom, and R 114 and R 115 are independently selected from hydrogen and a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl moiety having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may or may not be interrupted with a heteroatom, and the first active ingredient is effective in inhibiting the production of TSST-1 from Gram positive bacteria; and wherein the first active ingredient is present in an amount of from about 0.0001 micromoles/gram of menstrual tampon to about 0.08 micromoles/gram of menstrual tampon.