Patent · US Expired

Stabilized absorbent article

US6306123A · kind A · utility

30Cited by

12References

20Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Catherine E. Salerno · Millington, US
Tenny Jerschkow · Middletown, US
Michele Gentile · Jesi, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 1998
Grant date	Oct 23, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F13/534
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, is disclosed which has a stabilizing element having a length and a width sufficient to conform to the longitudinal dimensions of a wearer's labia majora. The stabilizing element provides the article with enhanced resistance to bunching and inward collapse due to lateral compressive forces imparted by a user's thighs. The stabilizing element is resistant to wet collapse so that a central absorbent portion of the article maintains contact with the perineal area of the user.

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