Tampon with non-aggressive, fluid wicking overwrap
CA 2467205 A1 · Owner: Gilbert, Steven Ray · Inventors: Gilbert, Steven Ray; Piocos, Elizabeth Auron
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
An improved absorbent catamenial tampon having a non-aggressive fluid wicking overwrap, which aids in fluid acquisition while not aggressively adhering to tissue is presented. This tampon comprises a generally elongated absorbent member and an overwrap substantially covering the exterior surface of the generally elongated absorbent member, wherein the overwrap is fluid wicking and has an Agar Shear Force of no more than about 90 grams per inch of material width.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed November 14, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 14, 2022.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 14, 2024.
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