Patent ID: 8535287

Claim:
A tampon device for introduction into the female vulva, comprising a packing material of absorbent material for the absorbance of menstrual fluid, wherein said packing material is substantially in the form of a cylindrical body with rounded end faces and incorporates a magnetic substance which interacts with the earth's magnetic field and is disposed in the region of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body, wherein said magnetic substance is in the form of a bar magnet having a length ranging from 0.5 mm to 10 mm and a diameter ranging from 0.5 mm to 5 mm which is disposed for orientation in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body, said cylindrical body having a length ranging from approximately 2.0 cm to 5.0 cm and a diameter ranging from approximately 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm.