Patent ID: 6071259
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Tampon and apparatus for inserting said tampon, comprising,a tampon having an advanced end and a trailing end, and which may selectively be inserted digitally;an inserter having a first section and a second section;said first section comprising a chamber with an open end, said chamber sized and configured to accommodate only a portion of said trailing end, said trailing end capable of being held in said chamber while said advanced end of said tampon projects from said open end of said chamber as said tampon is advanced during insertion to an operative disposition within a user's vagina; andsaid second section sized and configured to be held by hand during the insertion of the tampon;wherein a portion of said trailing end of said tampon is held within said chamber, and wherein said inserter is a hollow cone having a tapering inner cross-section, said first section comprising the base of the cone, whereby movement of said tampon into said inserter is limited by the taper of the inner cross-section of said inserter from said first section to said second section.