Tampon system and method

DETAILED DESCRIPTION As will be appreciated, the system of this invention provides a sanitary package and permits digital insertion for ease of insertion and precise, comfortable placement with little or no contact between hand and body or body openings and hence with little or no soiling.
It also permits sanitary disposal of the used insertion device.
The present invention comprises three elements in a single assembly: a sanitary package, a tampon, and a sanitary insertion device.
The system includes a tampon, a sheath which has an extended cylindrical shape and is closed at one end, a broad-collared ring which has a clear opening therein, and a thin, flat closure which is removably secured over the opening in the ring.
The cylindrical sheath surrounds the tampon and has its open end secured to the ring adjacent the opening in the ring such that the sheath may be turned inside-out by passage through the ring and then turned right-side-out to its original position by passage back through that opening.
The opening in the ring is sufficiently large and clear that it permits passage of the tampon as well as passage and withdrawal of the sheath and a finger.
The present invention invention also includes a method for inserting a tampon that comprises the steps of placing a tampon inside a sheath which is capable of surrounding it and is open at one end; securing the open end of the sheath to a broad-collared ring which has an unobstructed passage for a finger and sheath and also for withdrawal of the finger and sheath, such that the sheath may return to its original position; removably securing a closure over the opening in the ring; removing the removable closure; placing the ring adjacent a bodily opening, such as the vagina; inserting the tampon by digital pressure and passage of a finger and the sheath through the opening in the broad-collared ring; removing the finger from the ring and returning the sheath to its original position.
The system of this invention provides several advantages over the prior art