A tampon insertion device for inserting a tampon from a tampon applicator into a vaginal canal. The devices includes a hollow casing having an open distal end, a proximal end, a top wall extending between the proximal and distal ends, an open bottom opposing the top wall, and a clamp portion located at the distal end of the casing. The device further includes a plunger actuator located in the interior of the casing for linear movement therein, and a handle slidably positioned external to the casing and connected to the actuator such that linear sliding movement of the handle with respect to the casing causes a corresponding linear movement of the actuator within the casing. A method of inserting a tampon is also provided.

A solid medication insertion device includes a barrel having an insertion end portion and a proximal end portion opposite the insertion end portion and having a continuous side wall extending therebetween that defines an interior area. A medicament is initially positioned in the interior area of the barrel. The medication insertion device includes a plunger slidably coupled to the barrel that has a first end engaging a proximal end of the medicament, the plunger having a cylindrical configuration selectively slidable from a starter configuration extending away from the proximal end portion of the barrel to a deployed configuration positioned downstream inside the interior area of the barrel. Pressure applied to the plunger causes the plunger to urge the medicament downstream within the interior area of the barrel. The medication insertion device, i.e., the suppository applicator, is constructed using a material consisting essentially of hemp plastic.

A medicine delivery device for delivering a predetermined daily dosage of prescription pills to a patient includes a container having a continuous outer wall and a closed bottom that, together, define an open interior area and an open top. Pills, tablets, capsules, and even liquid medicaments may be received in the interior area. A closure member may be releasably coupled to an upper edge of the outer wall for closing the open top of the container. The outer wall of the container consists of a hemp-fiber reinforced biopolymer.

In one example, a medical system may comprise a delivery tube configured to couple to a vacuum source and provide negative pressure to a distal portion of the delivery tube; and a porous body at a distal portion of the delivery tube, the porous body including a first section and a second section removable from the first section.

An application device for positioning an absorptive matrix (AM) element within a body cavity includes a tube, the AM element, a release element and a deflector. The AM element is disposed inside the tube in a stored state before exiting the tube towards the distal end in a released state. The release element slides inside the tube along a longitudinal axis of the tube and pushes the AM element out of the tube towards the distal end of the tube as the release element slides farther into the tube. The deflector is disposed at the distal end of the tube and bends the AM element away from the longitudinal axis of the tube as the AM element is pushed out of the tube. The deflector is an extension of the wall of the tube that protrudes from the distal end and bends inward towards the longitudinal axis of the tube.

A pad body integrally molded from a thermoplastic resin foam material with high compressibility includes a foam absorbent body, an outer film layer formed on an outer portion of the foam absorbent body, and a pull string connected to the outer film layer. A tampon is also disclosed, and includes a tubular sleeve unit and the pad body. The tubular sleeve unit includes an outer tube and a push rod. The foam absorbent body and the outer film layer constitute an absorption section of the pad body. The absorption section is constrained by the outer tube in a compressed state, and is transformed to an expanded state when pushed by the push rod to move out of the receiving hole via the exit opening.

A tampon applicator has a barrel and a plunger. The barrel extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end having a base opening, and the proximal end having an upper opening exposing an inner chamber. A window formed in the barrel is shaped to receive a tampon. A set of protrusions extends inwardly from the inner chamber proximate the distal end of the barrel, and an inner ring of the inner chamber is proximate the distal end of the barrel. The plunger extends from a first end to a second end, the first end having a base. A top ring is on the base of the plunger, wherein the inner ring of the barrel is adapted to removably snap into the top ring. A annular ridge is on the second end of the plunger for threaded engagement with the set of protrusions of the barrel.

A delivery system, including an inner member, an outer tube surrounding the inner member and movable axially relative to the inner member, wherein a space is defined between an outer surface of the inner member and an inner surface of the outer tube, an expandable element disposed in the space at a distal portion of the system, and a patch disposed in the space at the distal portion of the system, wherein the patch is radially outward of the expandable element.

An insertion end for a tampon applicator assembly. The insertion end has an insertion tip region and optionally an inflection region. The insertion end of the tampon applicator assembly is unique in one or more ways, including one or more of the following: having a unique degree of closure, an inflection region length that is different than an insertion end region length, petal slits that form a tear-drop shape, petals having multiple radii of curvature, the insertion end having a unique radius of curvature, the insertion end having a unique part thickness.

Some implementations can include a tampon/suppository hybrid having at least one composition (e.g., pharmaceutical, medicinal plant, herbal composition, vitamin supplementation, and/or essential oil) applied to, attached to, or contained in the tampon (e.g., at or near an insertion point or tip of the tampon). When the tampon/suppository hybrid is inserted, the tampon/suppository hybrid works to provide the composition to the user, for example, to establish/re-establish the microbial flora of the host, while still absorbing secretions and or blood from menstruation flow.