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US 8,979,814 B2Granted
Devices and methods for treating accidental bowel leakage
OwnerThomas Blasius Brezoczky, Karl Patrick Ronn +3inventors
InventorsThomas Blasius Brezoczky, Karl Patrick Ronn, Kelly Lewis Brezoczky, Elizabeth Hodge Ronn, Steven B. Gold
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Abstract
Described here are body liners and methods for treating accidental bowel leakage using one or more body liners. The body liners may be formed from one or more liner layers and in some instances may comprise one or more adhesive regions to connect the body liners to the skin of a wearer. The body liners may be configured to absorb fluid, and may selectively distribute fluid relative to the body liner.
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A method for accidental bowel leakage comprising:
- placing a fully absorbent body liner at least partially within the intergluteal cleft, the body liner having a longitudinal axis, a latitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and intersecting the longitudinal axis at a target point, a body-facing surface and a rear surface opposite the body-facing surface, wherein the body liner comprises a core member and at least one adhesive region on the body-facing, surface of the body liner, wherein the absorbent core member comprises at least one of a super absorbent polymer or an absorbent pulp, and wherein the core member is more absorbent than the rest of the body liner,
- wherein the body liner has a shape comprising a first lobe, a second lobe, a third lobe, and a fourth lobe, wherein the first and second lobes are positioned on a first side of the longitudinal axis and the third and fourth lobes are positioned on a second side of the longitudinal axis, and
- wherein placing the body liner at least partially within the intergluteal cleft places the body-facing surface into contact with skin of the intergluteal cleft and comprises folding the body liner along the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.