Patent ID: 7736287
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a vaginal applicator comprising the steps of: a. providing a forming mandrel, an applicator tube, and die; b. arranging said forming mandrel to be inside said applicator tube; and c. engaging said forming mandrel and said applicator tube with said die such that said forming mandrel, said applicator tube, and said die first engage with one another near said initiation end of said first sustaining ridge and moving said applicator tube outer surface and said die relative to one another while maintaining engagement of said forming mandrel, said applicator tube, and said die such that said applicator tube outer surface and said die travel relative to one another in a direction from said initiation end of said first sustaining ridge towards and beyond said finish end of said first sustaining ridge a tangential distance of at least said applicator tube outer circumference and not more than said applicator tube outer circumference plus L