Absorbent intimate hygiene product for preventing and treating infection
OwnerTünde RATKÓinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Devices according to the invention use a metal-based material having antimicrobial, biocidal, bactericidal, virucidal and/or fungicidal effect. Metals having antimicrobial properties can be toxic to microorganisms of interest (microbes), such as bacteria and/or fungi.
Claims30
An absorbent intimate hygiene product comprising an absorbent fibrous unit and an intimate body surface contacting side having a surface (intimate body surface contacting surface), wherein at least a part of the intimate body surface contacting surface is provided with at least one antimicrobial metal-based fiber having a diameter of about 0.05 mm to 4 mm, preferably a diameter of at most 2 mm, wherein metal particles are released from the metal-based fiber during use, which have antimicrobial, preferably biocidal, bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal effect and/or a combination thereof
- wherein, the antimicrobial metal-based fiber is arranged near to the intimate body surface-contacting surface, at a distance of not more than 30%, in proportion to the total thickness of the product, and is substantially parallel to the surface in contact with the intimate body surface
- said product being a vaginal tampon.
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
25-52. (canceled)
55-57. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.