Inventors:
Eugene Dougherty, JR. - Camden-Wyoming DE, US
Keith Edgett - Middletown DE, US
Scott Salmon - Tenafly NJ, US
Mario Turchi - Tenafly NJ, US
Phillip Ebert - Camden-Wyoming DE, US
Robert Jorgensen - Middletown DE, US
Steven O. Bordley - Dover DE, US
Assignee:
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, LLC - Shelton CT
International Classification:
B29C 31/00
Abstract:
An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position.