Ultrathin fluid management article
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsMaria Luisa Berba, Robert J. Graeme, Andrew J. Hagerty, Barbara A. Ludwig, Stella Yi Zhang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a fluid management article to be worn adjacent a user's perineum for collecting and/or absorbing low volumes of bodily fluids encountered both menstrually and intermenstrually. The article is particularly useful for everyday use, that is, for managing daily perspiration, vaginal discharge, post intercourse drainage, and other bodily fluids due to various conditions, such as infection.
Claims24
A fluid management article designed and configured to be worn adjacent a user's perineum, comprising a liquid permeable cover;
- a barrier layer;
- and an absorbent core immediate the cover and the barrier layer;
- the article having a total fluid capacity of 1.2 grams or less.
A fluid management article designed and configured to be worn adjacent a user's perineum, comprising an absorbent-free, liquid permeable structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereof, and;
- a barrier layer covering at least a portion of the second portion the second surface, the article having a total fluid capacity of 1.2 grams or less.
A fluid management article designed and configured to be worn adjacent a user's perineum, comprising a liquid permeable cover;
- a barrier layer;
- and an absorbent core intermediate the cover and the barrier;
- the absorbent core being substantially free of hydrogel-forming polymers and comprising 0.7 grams or less of absorbent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.