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Menstrual Cup Applicators and Methods of Using the Same

U.S. Patent No. 12,508,170

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

Chidinma Agbo, Norwalk, CA; Caitlin Klauer, Andover, MA; Melissa Machado, Miami Gardens, FL; Kaylie Mings, Bellaire, TX; and Morgan Zagerman, Franklin, TN.

Filed: 5/31/22
Issued: 12/30/25

A menstrual cup applicator comprising: a holder having: a proximal end defining a first opening; and a distal end defining a second opening; wherein the holder defines a channel extending between the first and second openings, the channel: having a longitudinal axis; and being configured to receive a menstrual cup; and wherein a maximum transverse dimension of the second opening is at least 1.5 times a maximum transverse dimension of the first opening, each of the maximum transverse dimensions being measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and between portions of the holder; and a plunger having a shaft configured to be received by the first opening such that the shaft is movable within the channel and along the longitudinal axis of the channel; wherein the holder includes a sidewall that defines at least a portion of the channel, and a portion of the sidewall at the distal end subtends an angle that is between 270 and 330 degrees about the longitudinal axis.

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