Disposable hygienic article with means for diagnostic testing
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorChristopher Nelson
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Abstract
A disposable, wearable article can be used for collecting a sample and performing urinalysis. The article incorporates a test port feature to simplify this function. The test port has a resealable cover that can be used to selectively expose an aperture through the backsheet of the disposable article. The test port is used to position test devices, such as urine test strips to urine collected in the disposable article.
Claims18
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, comprising the steps of:
- providing a length of liquid impervious backsheet material;
- removing sections of the backsheet material to form an aperture through the backsheet material;
- positioning an absorbent material adjacent to an inside surface of the backsheet material extending at least partially across the backsheet aperture;
- attaching a permeable separation layer that extends across the backsheet aperture, wherein the absorbent material is adjacent to an inside surface of the separation layer;
- providing a section of liquid impervious cover material sized to extend over the backsheet aperture, wherein the cover material is adjacent an outside surface of the separation layer;
- and
- releasably adhering the cover section to the backsheet to cover the backsheet aperture.
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, comprising the steps of:
- providing a length of backsheet material;
- removing sections of the backsheet material to form an aperture through the backsheet material;
- providing a section of liquid impervious cover material sized to extend over the backsheet aperture;
- releasably adhering the cover section to the backsheet to cover the backsheet aperture;
- providing a length of base layer material;
- applying perforated cuts to central portions of the base layer;
- applying a fold to an edge of the cover material in order to create a finger lift fold;
- and
- adhering the cover material to an outer surface of the base layer.
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, comprising the steps of:
- unrolling a length of backsheet from a roll of material;
- removing a section of the backsheet to form an aperture through the backsheet;
- unrolling a web of permeable material from a roll of material;
- applying a first window frame shaped adhesive pattern to the permeable material;
- cutting a section of the permeable material that includes the window frame shaped adhesive pattern;
- placing the section of the permeable material on the backsheet such that the section of permeable material covers the aperture formed through the backsheet;
- unrolling a base layer from a roll of material;
- creating a perforated cut through the base layer;
- unrolling a web of outer layer from a roll of material;
- adhering the outer layer to an outer surface of the base layer;
- applying a second window frame shaped adhesive pattern to the base layer;
- cutting a section of the base layer;
- and
- placing the section of base layer on an outer surface of the backsheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.