Patent ID: 7845380

Claim:
Apparatus for producing an intravaginal device comprising: a. a forming tool comprising: i. a holding plate having a plurality of vacuum ports formed in a face thereof; ii. a substantially circular aperture disposed on the plate having a plurality of slots connected to and extending therefrom; b. a male tool comprising a plurality of forming blades, each blade having a guide edge, arranged radially about an aperture; c. at least one bonding element moveable toward the aperture in the forming tool; and d. at least one pushrod moveable through the apertures of each of the forming tool and the male tool; wherein the apertures of the forming tool and male tool are aligned along a machine axis to permit the pushrod to move a fluid storage element through each aperture, the forming blades of the male tool are aligned with the slots of the forming tool, and the guide edges of the forming blades are arranged and configured to accommodate the fluid storage element aligned with the aperture of the male tool.