1. A Buttressing pledget is manufactured from a synthetic elastomeric material

2. The Buttressing pledget can be made radiopaque by the addition of a suitable material, such as barium sulfate

3. A tampon has two pledgets or one pledget with an absorbent layer and a leak shield located therebetween.

4. Applicator: ( ap'li-kā'tōr ), A slender rod of wood, flexible metal, or synthetic material, at one end of which is attached a pledget of cotton or other substance for making local applications to any accessible surface