Resilient Tampon and Method for Making

A method of making a resilient tampon includes the steps of providing binder fibers having an average fiber length of at least 35 mm; combining the binder fibers to form a loose fleece; activating the binder fibers; and compressing a portion of the loose fleece into a pledget after activating the bi...

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Main Authors KRAUTKRAMER CANDACE DYAN, JACKSON DAVID MARTIN, ELLIS CLIFFORD JACKSON
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.09.2012
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
BRAIDING
COTTON-WOOL
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS,NON-WOVEN FABRICS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
KNITTING
LACE-MAKING
MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARYMATERIAL
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
NON-WOVEN FABRICS
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TEXTILES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
TRIMMINGS
WADDING
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Summary:A method of making a resilient tampon includes the steps of providing binder fibers having an average fiber length of at least 35 mm; combining the binder fibers to form a loose fleece; activating the binder fibers; and compressing a portion of the loose fleece into a pledget after activating the binder fibers. A resilient tampon includes 70 wt % to 95 wt % absorbent fibers and 5 wt % to 30 wt % bicomponent binder fibers. The binder fibers have an average fiber length greater than 35 mm.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113051447