Claims
- 1. An absorbent tampon comprising:
a mass of absorbent material which has been compressed into a generally cylindrical, self-sustaining form, wherein subsequent to said compression said generally cylindrical, self-sustaining form has a diameter of less that about 15 mm, said tampon having an absorbent capacity as measured by the syngyna test less than about 6 grams, said tampon being fluid expanding, and said tampon having an expanded width upon fluid absorption of at least about 20 mm.
- 2. The absorbent tampon of claim 1 wherein said mass of absorbent material is subjected to microwave radiation during formation of said tampon.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/695,552 filed on Oct. 24, 2000, which was a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 09/309,467 filed on May 10, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,258,075.
Divisions (1)
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09695552 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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