Patent ID: 8672872
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A sanitary product comprising: an absorbent plug configured for absorption and storage of bodily fluids wearable inwardly of a vaginal orifice; an absorbent pad configured for absorption and storage of bodily fluids wearable outwardly of the vaginal orifice, wherein the pad has at least one line of weakness about which it is configured to fold over the plug upon removal from the vagina when in use; and a liquid impermeable flexible sheath having an open proximal end and a closed distal end, said absorbent plug joined to the distal end of the sheath, and said proximal end joined to said absorbent pad, wherein the distal end of the sheath is closed such that liquid cannot pass from the plug to an inside of the sheath, wherein the proximal end of said sheath opens through the pad such that a wearer's finger can be received into the sheath to assist insertion of the plug into the vagina, and wherein said sheath is liquid impermeable in a direction when located inside the vagina from an exterior of the sheath to an interior of the sheath.