Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
604014000 | Distal portion of inserting means deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therefrom | 9 |
20090112148 | Tampon applicator assembly - The tampon applicator assembly includes a tampon applicator section, an outer housing section, and a plunger section. The combined tampon applicator section and plunger section function as a conventional plunger-type tampon applicator. The outer housing section includes a sleeve with a proximal portion and a distal portion. The (distal) insertion end of the tampon applicator section essentially fits inside the proximal portion of the sleeve, and the distal portion of the sleeve is designed to accommodate a feminine hygiene product, such as a pad, a disposable wipe, a towelette disposal mitt, a simple disposal bag, and other products associated with menstruation. | 04-30-2009 |
20100036308 | WOUND PENETRATING HEMOSTATIC DEVICE IMPREGNATED WITH COAGULANT, ANTIBIOTIC AND/OR ANESTHETIC - A tampon assembly used for penetration injuries to provide hemostasis and simultaneous broad spectrum antibiotic/anesthetic application. The tampon includes a helically-wound absorbent member impregnated with coagulant, covered with biodegradable or plastic accordion-pleated sheath including a bioluminescent tape outer marker. The device would also contain a measured dose of antibiotic/anesthetic suspension sealed within the confines of the outer sheath. The outer sheath would preferably have a perforated petal-shaped tip to enable wound insertion followed by through passage of the contained wound packing and treatment liquids/emulsions, etc. A radio opaque cotton withdrawal string would attach to the absorbent member at the end facing the wound opening. An insertion stick/plunger is used for tampon deposition within the wound. Manual pressure on the plunger would cause seal rupture and expulsion of the wound packing and treatment through the ruptured tip of the sheath. The tampon device may be of various sizes or shapes to conform to various injuries. It may be used intra-operatively during surgery as well. | 02-11-2010 |
20110066099 | DELIVERY DEVICE WITH INVERTIBLE DIAPHRAGM - A method and device are disclosed for delivering items into the body of a subject. The device is elongated, and includes a flexible diaphragm having a proximal face and a distal face. The diaphragm is inverted into the device to form a receptacle that holds an item to be delivered. Fluid pressure is applied against the proximal face of the flexible diaphragm to deliver the item from the receptacle and out of the delivery device into the body. In one embodiment, the device is a one-piece device having compressible walls. The diaphragm, which may be a portion of the chamber wall, invaginates within the chamber to form the receptacle. Compression of the flexible walls of the device increases pressure on a proximal face of the diaphragm to evaginate the diaphragm out of the chamber and deliver an item contained in the chamber. | 03-17-2011 |
20110190685 | APPLICATOR HAVING A COLOR GRADIENT - An applicator having a color gradient. The applicator includes an outer member having a first end, a second end disposed opposite the first end, a longitudinal axis, a length measured along the longitudinal axis, and an exterior surface. The outer member further includes a color gradient extending along at least a portion of the length from a first region to a second region, the color gradient being visible by a user viewing the exterior surface of the outer member. | 08-04-2011 |
20120059306 | TAMPON APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a tampon applicator assembly with an insertion end and a rear end containing a tampon made from absorbent material and an applicator comprising an outer tube and an inner tube able to slide in it in a telescopic arrangement, and the outer tube has at its insertion end at least two integrally formed, inwardly directed closure portions, and the tampon protrudes out from the insertion end of the inner tube by means of its insertion end and is completely accommodated inside the outer tube. The internal surface of the outer tube is smooth-walled from the closure portions to at least half the length of the outer tube without any inwardly extending projections. This assembly is extremely simple to manufacture. During use, the tampon is pushed forward by pushing the inner tube forward in the outer tube until it forces the closure portions of the outer tube outwards and protrudes out of the outer tube by an amount. When the inner tube is then pulled back, the tampon is held firmly in its pushed-forward position by the closure portions of the outer tube. | 03-08-2012 |
20120179088 | WOUND PENETRATING HEMOSTATIC DEVICE IMPREGNATED WITH COAGULANT, ANTIBIOTIC AND/OR ANESTHETIC - A tampon assembly used for penetration injuries to provide hemostasis and simultaneous broad spectrum antibiotic/anesthetic application. The tampon includes a helically-wound absorbent member impregnated with coagulant, covered with biodegradable or plastic accordion-pleated sheath including a bioluminescent tape outer marker. A measured dose of antibiotic/anesthetic suspension is sealed within the confines of an outer sheath configured as a perforated petal-shaped tip enabling wound insertion followed by through passage of the contained wound packing and treatment liquids/emulsions. A radio opaque cotton withdrawal string attaches to the absorbent member at the end facing the wound opening. An insertion shaft is used for tampon deposition within the wound. Manual pressure on the shaft causes seal rupture and expulsion of wound packing and treatment through the ruptured tip of the sheath. The tampon device may be sized to conform to various injuries, and used intra-operatively during surgery. | 07-12-2012 |
20140155808 | APPLICATOR FOR FEMININE CARE DEVICE - Applicators for inserting feminine care devices into the body are provided. The applicators include an applicator barrel having unique insertion tip designs. The insertion tips employ a plurality of petals that can have an inflection or bending point above the bases of the petals. | 06-05-2014 |
20140303545 | TAMPON-APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a tampon-applicator assembly for sanitary application of a tampon. The assembly comprises a tampon having a front end and a rear end, a flexible tubular sheath, and a sleeve. The flexible tubular sheath has a closed rear end, and encloses the tampon such that the rear end of the tampon is directed towards the closed rear end of the sheath, and the sleeve has a front end and a rear end and a longitudinal extension along the tampon and wherein the sleeve is arranged on the outside of the flexible tubular sheath along at least a part of the longitudinal extension of the tampon, whereby at least a portion of the sheath, when a pressing force is applied to the rear end of the sheath towards the front end of the tampon, is arranged to be turned in side out while the tampon is pushed at least partially out of the sleeve. The resent invention further relates to a method of production of the assembly, and the use of the assembly. | 10-09-2014 |
20150141900 | Method and Device for Targeted Delivery of Fluid Therapeutics - The present invention utilizes a catheter device for targeted delivery of therapeutic molecules in fluids to body cavities. The invention provides a device and method for targeted delivery of fluids to tissue cavities via deployment of a fluid soaked sponge from the catheter to contact surfaces within the body cavity. | 05-21-2015 |