Absorbent article with high capacity surge management component

Details Absorbent article with high capacity surge management component Absorbent article with high capacity surge management component

1994-08-31

1996-06-18

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

6043852, 6048351, 604373, A61F 1315

Patent

active

055273009

ABSTRACT:
A distinctive absorbent article has laterally opposed side margins, a front waistband portion, a back waistband portion, and an intermediate portion which interconnects the front and back waistband portions. The article comprises a backsheet layer, and an absorbent retention portion superposed on the backsheet layer. A liquid permeable topsheet layer is superposed on the retention portion to sandwich the retention portion between the topsheet and backsheet layers. A leg elastic connects to each of the side margins of the article to provide elasticized, gathered leg openings. A liquid permeable surge management portion is located adjacent a major facing surface of the topsheet layer. The surge management portion has laterally opposed side edge regions thereof, longitudinally opposed end sections thereof, and an intermediate section which interconnects the end sections. An contracting mechanism is incorporated into the surge management portion, and is constructed to operate separately from the leg elastics. The contracting mechanism is configured to shorten a length dimension of the surge management portion, and an attaching mechanism secures selected portions of the contracted, shortened surge management portion to the article.

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