Absorbent article with fluid treatment agent
US6350711B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/699
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin, wound dressing, and the like having an absorbent material treated with a fluid treatment agent, which fluid treatment agent causes red blood cells in a blood-containing fluid to agglomerate or lyse as the fluid passes into and/or through the absorbent article. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the absorbent material is a porous nonwoven web material.
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