Absorbent article having improved properties of handling low-viscosity fecal materials

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9445951
APP PUB NO 20070255247A1
SERIAL NO

11819725

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An absorbent article, such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence garment, incontinence insert, bed protecting sheet or the like intended to absorb and retain body exudates which may include low viscosity fecal materials. The article has an absorbent core (5) and a cover enclosing the absorbent core, the cover having a liquid pervious inner cover (6) on the body facing side of the absorbent core and a liquid impervious cover (7) on the garment facing side of the absorbent core, wherein the inner cover (6) in at least a fecal receiving area has parts of the rear and crotch portions (3, 4) of the article has a three-dimensionally structured hydrophilic fibrous web material (12) having on the body facing surface a plurality of alternating recessed (13) and elevated portions (14), wherein the recessed as well as the elevated portions are hydrophilic.

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  • SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Moberg-Alehammar, Barbro Mölndal, SE 8 168
Nihlstrand, Anna Mölndal, SE 17 271

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