Absorbent article with fractionation member
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn L. Hammons, James C. Horney
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Abstract
An absorbent article for the management of body exudates having in combination, an acquisition component and a storage component. The acquisition component, interposed between the source of body exudates and the fluid storage component, has a member for fractionating body exudates emanating from the source and for storing the solid portion of the body exudates. The acquisition component has a plurality of pores in the size range of red blood cells, suspended solids, and other body exudates which traps, and stores the solid portion of body exudates and allows the fluid portion to continue flowing through the acquisition component and into the storage component. The storage component is for storing the fluid portion of the body exudates.
Claims20
An absorbent structure for the management of a fluid portion and a solid portion of body exudates emanating from a source, said structure comprising:
- a) a storage component for storing the fluid portion of the body exudates;
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- b) an acquisition component interposed between said storage component and the source, said acquisition component comprising a member for fractionating body exudates emanating from the source and for storing the solid portion of the body exudates.
An absorbent article for the management of a fluid portion and solid portion of body exudates, emanating from a source, said article comprising:
- a) a backsheet;
- b) a storage component interposed between said backsheet and the source, said storage component for storing the fluid portion of the body exudates;
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- c) an acquisition component interposed between the source and said storage component, said acquisition component comprising a member for fractionating the body exudates emanating from the source and for storing the solid portion of the body exudates.
An absorbent article for the management of a fluid portion and a solid portion of body exudates emanating from a source said article comprising:
- a) a backsheet;
- b) a storage component interposed between said backsheet and the source, said storage component comprising a hydrophilic flexible polymeric structure of interconnected open cells for storing the fluid portion of body exudates;
- c) an acquisition component interposed between the source and said storage component, said acquisition component comprising individualized curled cellulosic fibers that are mechanically altered from an unrefined state to a refined state for fractionating body exudates emanating from the source and for storing the solid portion of the body exudates;
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- d) a topsheet interposed between the source and said acquisition component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.