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AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsChristy Ann Olson, Michael Nyle Hershberger, Ronald Ray McFall, Pamela Jean Brown, Thomas Ward Osborn, III
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Absorbent devices, and more particularly absorbent devices that are worn interlabially by female wearers for catamenial purposes, incontinence protection, or both, are disclosed. The absorbent interlabial device of the present invention comprises a main absorbent portion with an upper portion, a lower portion opposed to the upper portion, and two ends. The upper portion faces toward the vestibule of the wearer during insertion of the device into the wearer's interlabial space and during use. The ends of the absorbent device are preferably taped so that the lower portion of the interlabial device is longer than the upper portion. The ends are also provided with at least one curvilinear segment, with the ends preferably having a sinusoidal or S-shape. The absorbent interlabial device preferably also has an arcuate pattern of discrete autogenous bonds. The combination of the preferred S-shaped ends and the arcuate bonding pattern provides greater product stiffness control for simultaneous improved comfort and handling characteristics.
An absorbent device insertable into the interlabial space of a female wearer, said absorbent device having a length, a width, and a height, said length, width, and height being oriented in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction, respectively, said absorbent device comprising:
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