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US 2024/0325211 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a front region;
- a back region;
- a crotch region;
- an absorbent core;
- a liquid impervious backsheet comprising an inside surface, an outside surface, and a test port extending through the backsheet from the outside surface to the inside surface to form an opening in the backsheet, the test port extending across at least a portion of the absorbent core;
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- a cover positioned on the outside surface of the backsheet and selectively and resealably covering the backsheet test port, the cover comprising a clear portion.
4 more elements
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a front region;
- a back region;
- a crotch region;
- an absorbent core;
- a liquid impervious backsheet comprising an inside surface, an outside surface, and a test port extending through the backsheet from the outside surface to the inside surface to form an opening in the backsheet, the test port extending across at least a portion of the absorbent core;
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- a cover positioned on the outside surface of the backsheet and selectively and resealably covering the backsheet test port, the cover comprising a transparent portion.
4 more elements
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a front region;
- a back region;
- a crotch region;
- an absorbent core;
- a liquid impervious backsheet comprising an inside surface, an outside surface, and a test port extending through the backsheet from the outside surface to the inside surface to form an opening in the backsheet, the test port extending across at least a portion of the absorbent core;
- and
- a cover positioned on the outside surface of the backsheet and selectively and resealably covering the backsheet test port, the cover comprising a translucent portion.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.