Absorbent article providing improved fecal containment

Details Absorbent article providing improved fecal containment Absorbent article providing improved fecal containment

1994-12-21

1998-07-07

Milano, Michael J.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

A61F 1315

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057761221

ABSTRACT:
An absorbent article has a moisture barrier and an absorbent assembly disposed on the moisture barrier. In one embodiment, fecal containment members of the absorbent article are positioned transversely outward of the absorbent assembly between the absorbent assembly and each longitudinal side edge of the article. The fecal containment members have a wet compression recovery of at least about 85 percent and a mean pore size of at least about 1.5 millimeters.

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