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US 10,420,854 B2Granted
Medicated diapers and methods of manufacturing thereof
OwnerKristin Raver, Tracy Harkins-Rippleinventors
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Abstract
A diaper and a method of manufacturing thereof that include a composition located on, in, or near an area of the diaper that will contact skin of an individual when the individual is wearing the diaper. The composition is formulated to reduce the risk of formation of a rash or pressure ulcer on the skin of the individual.
Claims9
A diaper comprising:
- an interior forming an outermost surface of the diaper that directly contacts skin of an individual when the individual is wearing the diaper, the interior comprising an absorption area adapted for absorbing urine;
- a layer of a medication on top of and coating the outermost surface of the interior at the absorption area so as to define a medication area as a continuous surface region on the outermost surface so that the medication area directly contacts the skin of the individual when the individual is wearing the diaper, the medication containing moisture and being formulated to reduce risk of formation of a rash or pressure ulcer on the skin of the individual;
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- a cover removably secured to the medication area solely by clinging to the medication area due to the moisture in the medication to provide a moisture seal over the medication area, and preventing loss of the medication prior to removal of the cover.
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A method of manufacturing a diaper adapted to prevent or reduce the risk of the formation of a rash or a pressure ulcer on skin of an individual due to the individual wearing the diaper over an extended period, the method comprising:
- manufacturing the diaper to have an interior forming an outermost surface of the diaper that directly contacts the skin of the individual when the individual is wearing the diaper, the interior comprising an absorption area adapted for absorbing urine;
- providing a layer of a medication on top of and coating the outermost surface of the interior at the absorption area so as to define a medication area as a continuous surface region on the outermost surface so that the medication area directly contacts the skin of the individual when the individual is wearing the diaper, the medication containing moisture;
- applying a removable cover over the medication area so that the removable cover is removably secured to the medication area solely by clinging to the medication area due to the moisture in the medication to provide a moisture seal over the medication area that conceals and seals the medication to prevent loss of the medication prior to the individual wearing the diaper;
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- offering the diaper for purchase.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.