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Absorbent article having fluid flow control member

US9763837B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB · SE

Inventors

Charlotte Persson · Gothenburg, SE
Patrik Andersson · Västerås, SE
Kent Vartiainen · Gothenburg, SE
Charlotta Hanson · Handen, SE
Britt-Marie Wiezell · Mölnlycke, SE
Lori-Ann S. Prioleau · Windom, US
Thomas R. LaLiberte · Inver Grove Heights, US
Leigh E. Wood · Woodbury, US
Kerstin Ehlers · Langenfeld, DE
Peter Kitzer · Echt, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2011
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2013/15447
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent article, the absorbent article being a personal hygiene article, comprising a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a fluid flow control member arranged between the top sheet and the backsheet, said fluid flow control member being of a nonwoven material comprising a three dimensional network of fibres, said fibres having a thickness of 200-700 μm, said nonwoven material having a strain of max 50% at 5 kPa.

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