Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1994-02-23
1999-10-05
Yu, Mickey
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
604358, 6043851, 604383, A61F 1315, A61F 1320
Patent
active
059615052
ABSTRACT:
An absorbent article is disclosed which exhibits improved fluid management. The article includes an absorbent having first and second oppositely aligned surfaces and a longitudinally extending central axis. A bicomponent cover is positioned over the first surface of the absorbent and includes a first and a second material. The first material has openings formed therein and is aligned along the longitudinally extending central axis of the absorbent. The second material is nonapertured and is secured to, or positioned adjacent to, the outer periphery of the first material. The first and second materials cooperate to enclose the absorbent. Positioned between the first material and the first surface of the absorbent is a separation means. The separation means directs fluid from the body downward, in the z direction, away from the bicomponent cover, and outward in the x and y directions to provide a more efficient use of the absorbent material. The absorbent article further contains a liquid-impermeable baffle which is positioned adjacent to the second surface of the absorbent.
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Anderson Laura Jane
Coe Louise Cynthia Ellis
Diamond Andrew Edward
Faison John Carl
Kaspar Mark Leonard
Kimberly-Clark-Worldwide, Inc.
Nguyen Tram A.
Parker Thomas M.
Yu Mickey
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