US Patent Issued on Dec. 30 for "Menstrual cup applicators and methods of using the same" (Florida, Tennessee, California, Texas, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,170, issued on Dec. 30.

"Menstrual cup applicators and methods of using the same" was invented by Chidinma Agbo (Norwalk, Calif.), Caitlin Klauer (Andover, Mass.), Melissa Machado (Miami Gardens, Fla.), Kaylie Mings (Bellaire, Texas) and Morgan Zagerman (Franklin, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are menstrual cup applicators and methods of their use. Some applicators include 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...