The present invention relates to a female sanitary article and components thereof and, more particularly, to a catheter tampon put into a user's body for absorbing the menstrual blood, and a telescopic catheter and a finger sheath of the catheter tampon.
Common catheter tampons generally include an insertion tube, a tampon and a push tube. The insertion tube is inserted into a female vagina. The front end of the insertion tube is in a hemispherical shape with a petal-like opening. The tampon locates inside the insertion tube. The push tube is pushed from a back end of the insertion tube, allowing the petal-like opening shoved by the tampon to be located in an appropriate position in the female vagina. The insertion tube and the push tube may be discarded. However, both insertion tube and push tube are plastic products, thus an environmental issue is raised though it is convenient to use the tampon. In addition, the front end of the insertion tube becomes rough as forming the petal-like opening in an improper surface treatment, resulting in causing friction, discomfort, and even puncture wound and scratch wound during the process of insertion of the insertion tube into the vagina by a user.
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The hemispherical head 912 of the conventional tampon instrument 9 is half split by the ditch 913, and thus the head 912 would be expanded outward along two lateral sides of the ditch 913 as the cylindrical body 91 is opened by the tampon 93. However, a front end of the head 912 will generate a clamping force from the two lateral sides of the ditch 913 to clamp the tampon 93 inward, which makes harder for the tampon 93 to be pushed out. In addition, the ditch 913 will also be expanded around the lateral wall 911 when the head 912 is expanded by the tampon 93. As a result, the ditch 913 may pinch the vaginal wall of the user when the lateral wall 911 is returning to the original position.
Thus, a conventional catheter set for assisting in putting the tampon into female body is necessary to be improved.
To solve the problems mentioned above, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a catheter tampon and a telescopic catheter set and finger sheath thereof. The front end of the outer tube does not have a petal-like opening, and the opening of the outer tube at a front end is uniformly expanded without generating a resistance for clamping the tampon as pushing the tampon.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a catheter and a telescopic catheter set and a finger sheath thereof, which are easy to be manufactured and assembled.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a catheter and a telescopic catheter set and a finger sheath thereof, which provides good comfortability of use without puncturing or pinching vaginal wall during insertion.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a catheter and a telescopic catheter set and a finger sheath thereof, with a degradable material or a reusable material after washing to meet the requirement of environmental protection concept.
In the various figures of the drawings, the same numerals designate the same or similar parts. Furthermore, when the terms “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “up (top)”, “down (bottom)”, “inner”, “outer”, “lateral side”, and similar terms are used hereinafter, it should be understood that these terms have reference only to the structure shown in the drawings as it would appear to a person viewing the drawings, and are utilized only to facilitate describing the invention.
“A” or “an” used in the elements and components recited in the disclosure of the present invention is for convenient use and provides generally meanings of the scope of the present invention. “A” or “an” used in the present invention is interpreted as comprising one or at least one, and the single concept also includes plural conditions, otherwise obviously indicating other meanings.
“Connection”, “combination” or “assembling” and similar terms described in the full text of the present invention mainly include types of the components detached without destroying the components after connecting, or components which are inseparable after connecting, which may be chose by a person ordinarily skilled in the art according to the component material for assembling or assembly requirements.
A telescopic catheter set of the present invention includes an outer tube having a sheet partially overlapped by curling. A chamber is formed inside the sheet, with an inner edge of the sheet not exposed and an outer edge of the sheet exposed. An anterior edge of the sheet circles to form an opening, and a posterior edge of the sheet circles to form an entrance. The telescopic catheter set further includes an inner tube, with a first end of the inner tube located inside the chamber and being movable relative to the outer tube, and with a second end of the inner tube located at the posterior edge of the entrance.
A catheter tampon of the present invention includes a telescopic catheter set mentioned above and a tampon. The tampon has an absorption body inside the chamber, and a string positioned at end of the absorption body, with the string passing through the inner tube and through out of a second end of the inner tube.
A finger sheath of tampon of the present invention has a sheet partially overlapped by curling. A chamber is formed inside the sheet, with an inner edge of the sheet not exposed and an outer edge of the sheet exposed. An anterior edge of the sheet circles to form an opening, and a posterior edge of the sheet circles to form an entrance.
Accordingly, a catheter tampon and a telescopic catheter set and a finger sheath thereof may allow, by curling the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) to a partially overlapped type, the opening of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) at a front end to be uniformly expanded without generating a resistance for clamping the tampon as pushing the tampon. In addition, it is not necessary to dispose a peta-like opening at a front end of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon), allowing the structure of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) to be simplified for forming, and the absorption body of the tampon to be loaded from a lateral side of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon). It provides effects of enhancing operational convenience, decreasing manufacturing cost and enhancing manufacturing and assembly convenience.
In an example, the anterior edge of the sheet is shorter than the posterior edge of the sheet, and the outer edge of the sheet tiltedly connects to the anterior edge and the posterior edge of the sheet. As such, less areas are overlapped adjacent to the opening of the sheet. It may decrease the resistance as the opening is expanded, and provides effects of enhancing operational convenience.
In an example, the outer edge of the sheet forms a round corner adjacent to the posterior edge of the sheet. As such, it may enhance the smoothness of the outer surface of the outer tube, decrease the uncomfortability of the user as inserting the outer tube into the vagina, and provide the effect of enhancing comfortability of use.
In an example, the outer tube has an anti-slip portion positioned on an exposed surface of the sheet. The anti-slip portion is adjacent to the entrance and is away from the opening. As such, it is easy to form the anti-slip portion. In addition, a user may hold the anti-slip portion, ensuring the outer tube not to be slipped off. It may provide the effects of enhancing manufacturing convenience and operational convenience.
In an example, the sheet is made of degradable materials. As such, it may meet the requirement of environmental protection concept.
In an example, the inner tube has a longitudinal ditch extended from the first end to the second end. As such, a strip of the tampon may be put inside of the inner tube from the lateral side thereof. It may further enhance the effects of manufacturing convenience and efficiency.
In an example, the inner tube is crimped and thermoformed from a plate, and the longitudinal ditch is formed between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge opposite to the first lateral edge of the plate. As such, it may provide the effect of enhancing manufacturing convenience.
In an example, the telescopic catheter set further includes a connection belt. A first end of the connection belt connects to the inner edge of the sheet, and a second end of the connection belt connects to the first lateral edge of the plate. The connection belt is coiled around a periphery of the inner tube inside the chamber. As such, a shape of the telescopic catheter is easy to be formed in once curling process, followed by thermoforming. It may provide the effect of enhancing manufacturing process. In addition, the connection belt may restrict the displacement amplitude of the inner tube, ensuring the inner tube not to drop into the vagina. It may also simplify the structures of the outer tube and the inner tube, and provide the effects of enhancing use safety and decreasing manufacturing cost.
In an example, the first end of the connection belt may be adjacent to a posterior edge of the sheet, and the second of the connection belt may be adjacent to an anterior end of the plate. As such, it may ensure that the action of the inner tube would not be affected by the connection belt, providing the effect of enhancing operational convenience.
As to the finger sheath of tampon, the sheet is made of degradable materials. As such, it may meet the requirement of environmental protection concept.
The finger sheath of tampon is formed in a conical tubular shape, with the entrance larger than the opening. As such, it is easy for different users to put fingers into the chamber, providing the effect of enhancing usability for different users.
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinafter and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
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In the present embodiment, the anterior edge 11c of the sheet 11 may be shorter than posterior edge 11d of the sheet 11, allowing the outer edge 11b of the sheet 11 to be tiltedly connected to the anterior edge 11c and the posterior edge 11d of the sheet 11. As such, less areas are overlapped adjacent to the opening 12 of the sheet 11 to decrease the resistance as the opening 12 is expanded (detail described below). In addition, the sheet 11 of the present embodiment may form a round corner 14 at a junction between the outer edge 11b and the posterior edge 11d, or from a type of the outer edge 11b having a thickness gradually thinner. It may enhance the smoothness of the outer surface of the outer tube 1 to decrease the uncomfortability of the user as inserting the outer tube 1 into the vagina.
In addition, for example but not limited to, the outer tube 1 may be formed in a tubular shape by curling a planar shaped sheet 11, and shaped by thermoforming based on the materials or other methods. The front end of the outer tube 1 is in a hemispherical shape and has the opening 12 in a circle shape. A back of the outer tube 1 may be shaped into an aspect of having diameter gradually decreased. In addition, as thermoforming the outer tube 1, an anti-slip portion 15 may be formed on an exposed surface of the sheet 11. The anti-slip portion 15 may be ribs, bumps or other structures having the similar function, ensuring the outer tube 1 not to be slipped off when being held by a user. Preferably, the anti-slip portion 15 is adjacent to the entrance 13 and is away from the opening 12.
A first end 21 of the inner tube 2 is located inside the chamber S and is axially movable relative to the outer tube 1, and a second end 22 of the inner tube 2 is located at the posterior edge of the entrance 13.
According to the structure mentioned above, as an absorption body 31 of a tampon 3 is put inside the chamber S of the outer tube 1 of the telescopic catheter set of the present embodiment, a string 32 positioned at an end of the absorption body 31 may pass through the inner tube 2 and through out of a second end 22 of the inner tube 2.
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In detail, as applying to the catheter tampons, an absorption body 31 of the tampon 3 may be preloaded into the outer tube 1 during the production and the string 32 of the tampon 3 is allowed to be passed through the second end 22 of the inner tube 2. Each catheter tampon is packaged individually. For the telescopic catheter set applied to the catheter tampons, the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 are preferably made of degradable materials such as paper or biodegradable material, allowing the catheter tampon to meet the requirement of convenience and environmental protection.
When used as tampon instrument, the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 may be made of water resistant materials. When using the tampon instrument, an absorption body 31 of a tampon 3 is loaded into the outer tube 1 from a lateral side of the outer tube 1 by opening the curled outer tube 1, allowing a string 32 of the tampon 3 to be passed through the inner tube 2. As the tampon 3 is put into the vagina in a proper depth, the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 taken out of the vagina may be reused after washing.
For the reason that the absorption body 31 of the tampon 3 of the telescopic catheter set of the present invention may be loaded into the outer tube 1 from the lateral side of the outer tube 1 through the curled shape of the outer tube 1, the absorption body 31 of the tampon 3 may be loaded into the outer tube 1 quickly, to enhance the packaging efficiency or usage assembly efficiency.
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In the present embodiment, it can be chosen to have the anterior edge 51c of the sheet 51 shorter than the posterior edge 51d of the sheet 51, and the outer edge 51b of the sheet 51 tiltedly connected to the anterior edge 51c and the posterior edge 51d of the sheet 11, which allows less areas to be overlapped adjacent to the opening 52 of the sheet 51. In addition, in the sheet 51 of the present embodiment, a round corner 54 may be formed at a junction between the outer edge 51b and the posterior edge 51d, or a type of the outer edge 11b having a thickness gradually thinner may be formed.
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It is worth mentioning that the finger sheath of the tampon 5 of the present invention may be made by degradable materials such as paper or biodegradable materials. Thus, it may meet the requirement of environmental protection concept even it is disposable. Particularly, the structure of the finger sheath of the tampon 5 of the present invention is simple and easy to be opened for washing. Thus, it is preferably made of water resistant materials for reusing after washing.
Based the above, the catheter tampon and the telescopic catheter set and the finger sheath thereof may allow, by curling the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) to a partially overlapped type, the opening of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) at a front end to be uniformly expanded without generating a resistance for clamping the tampon as pushing the tampon. In addition, it is not necessary to dispose a peta-like opening at a front end of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon), allowing the structure of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) to be simplified for forming, and the puncture wound and scratch wound not to be caused in an improper surface treatment. Thus, the catheter tampon and the telescopic catheter set and the finger sheath thereof may provide the effects of enhancing operational convenience and decreasing the manufacturing cost.
In addition, the catheter tampon and the telescopic catheter set and the finger sheath thereof may allow the absorption body of the tampon to be loaded from a lateral side of the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) by making the outer tube (or the finger sheath of the tampon) partially overlapped through curling. It provides effects of enhancing manufacturing convenience and assembly convenient.
Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to its presently preferable embodiments, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.
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PCT/CN2019/101829 | Aug 2019 | CN | national |
The application claims the benefit of P.C.T International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/CN2019/101829, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, and the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.