METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TAMPON TESTING Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC A61B6/00 A61F13/20 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to medical equipment, specifically to tampon testing means. Device for in vitro testing the tampon comprises an X-ray pressure chamber comprising an X-ray imitated body cavity, designed and configured to enclose a tampon, wherein the X-ray imitated body cavity comprises a vaginal model, a test fluid port, and a pressure control system, a radiological device for collecting radiological data from the tampon having a support of the X-ray test device capable of containing the X-ray pressure chamber, and at least one radio scanning element rotatable about the X-ray test device support, and a computing device operably connected to the radiological device and having a program for analysing data collected by the radiological device. Method for in vitro testing the tampon involves steps of: a) the tampon is introduced into the X-ray transparent imitated body cavity, wherein the X-ray imaged body cavity comprises a vaginal model, the X-ray imaged body cavity is placed into the X-ray permeable pressure chamber, X-ray permeable pressure chamber is placed on the support of the X-ray test device in the radiological device for collecting radiological data from the absorbent article having at least one additional radio scanning element rotatable around the support of the X-ray test device, pressure in the X-ray permeable pressure chamber is brought to a predetermined pressure, the test liquid is supplied through the port for the tested liquid and to the tampon, data relating to the tampon and the test fluid are collected by a radiological device and a related computing device, and the obtained data are analysed.

EFFECT: use of inventions makes it possible to increase accuracy of analysis of tampon relative to action of fluid medium.

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