Claims
- 1. An absorbent device insertable into the interlabial space of a female wearer, said absorbent device having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal centerline, said absorbent device comprising:
a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet; and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet; wherein
said length of said absorbent device is greater than about 60 mm and less than about 127 mm, said width of said absorbent device is between about 25 mm and about 40 mm, said width and said length of said absorbent device each exceed said thickness of said absorbent device, said absorbent device comprises an axis of preferred bending, such that when said absorbent device is folded along said axis and inserted into the wearer's interlabial space said topsheet of said absorbent device maintains contact with the walls of the wearer's labia.
- 2. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said length of absorbent device is between about 85 mm and about 100 mm.
- 3. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said liquid pervious topsheet comprises needle punched rayon.
- 4. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said absorbent core comprises rayon.
- 5. The absorbent device of claim 4 wherein said absorbent core comprises a blend of rayon and cotton.
- 6. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said absorbent core further comprises a superabsorbent polymer.
- 7. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein the time required for said absorbent device to disperse into at least two fragments as measured by the Water Dispersion Test is less than about two hours.
- 8. The absorbent device of claim 6 wherein the time required for said absorbent device to disperse into at least two fragments as measured by the Water Dispersion Test is less than about 1 hour.
- 9. The absorbent device of claim 7 wherein the time required for said absorbent device to disperse into at least two fragments as measured by the Water Dispersion Test is less than about 30 minutes.
- 10. The absorbent device of claim 6 wherein said liquid impervious backsheet comprises polyvinyl alcohol.
- 11. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said absorbent device is at least about 70% biodegradable.
- 12. The absorbent device of claim 11 wherein said absorbent device is at least about 90% biodegradable.
- 13. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said backsheet is at least about 70% biodegradable.
- 14. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said backsheet is at least about 90% biodegradable.
- 15. The absorbent device of claim 1 further comprising a removal tab joined to said backsheet.
- 16. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said device has a substantially ovoid planar shape.
- 17. The absorbent device of claim 16 wherein said device tapers to a lesser width at each end.
- 18. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said device is resiliently biased to unfold along said axis of preferred bending.
- 19. The absorbent device of claim 1 wherein said device is sufficiently flushable that it completely clears the bowl under the Flushability Test at least about 70% of the time in two or fewer flushes.
- 20. The absorbent device of claim 19 wherein said device is sufficiently flushable that it completely clears the bowl under the Flushability Test at least about 90% of the time in one flush.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/071,425, filed on May 1, 1998, pending, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/876,206, filed Jul. 16, 1997, abandoned.
Continuations (1)
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09071425 |
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09840342 |
Apr 2001 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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