Claims
- 1. A disposable menstrual fluid management device comprising:
a bag; an absorbent material disposed within said bag; wherein said bag has an aperture; wherein an adhesive is disposed proximate to said aperture on said bag; and, wherein said adhesive is capable of providing releasable attachment of said bag to the uro-genital area of a wearer.
- 2. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, wherein said bag is liquid impermeable.
- 3. The disposable menstrual management device of claim 1, wherein said bag is disposed about at least one layer.
- 4. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 3, wherein said at least one layer is a laminate structure.
- 5. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 4, wherein said laminate structure comprises a non-woven layer and a film layer.
- 6. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 5, wherein said non-woven layer is selected from the group consisting of felt fabrics, spunlaced fabrics, fluid jet entangled fabrics, air-laid fabrics, wet-laid fabrics, dry-laid fabrics, melt-blown fabrics, staple fiber carding fabrics, spunbonded fabrics, stitch-bonded fabrics, apertured fabrics, and combinations thereof.
- 7. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 5, wherein said film layer is a thermoplastic.
- 8. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 4, wherein said at least one layer is an apertured formed film topsheet.
- 9. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 4, wherein said at least one layer is an acquisition layer.
- 10. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 9, wherein said acquisition layer is a material selected from the group consisting of porous foams; reticulated foams; apertured plastic films; woven webs of natural fibers; nonwoven webs of natural fibers; synthetic fibers; or combinations thereof.
- 11. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, wherein said aperture is surrounded by an adhesively faced flange.
- 12. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, wherein said absorbent material is selected from the group consisting of comminuted wood pulp; creped cellulose wadding; meltblown polymers; chemically stiffened, modified or cross-linked cellulosic fibers; tissue; absorbent foams; absorbent sponges; superabsorbent polymers; absorbent gelling materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, wherein said bag is breathable.
- 14. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, further comprising an odor control material disposed within said bag.
- 15. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 14, wherein said odor control material is selected from the group consisting of zeolites, silica, chelants, active carbon, clays, and mixtures thereof
- 16. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, wherein said adhesive is selected from the group consisting of hydrogel adhesives, oilgel adhesives, hydrocolloid adhesives, and combinations thereof.
- 17. The disposable menstrual fluid management device of claim 1, further comprising a compliant topsheet disposed within said bag proximate to said aperture.
Priority Claims (1)
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99124177.9 |
Dec 1999 |
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PRIOR APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of PCT Application No. PCT/US00/32874, filed on Dec. 1, 2000 and published in English.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/US00/32874 |
Dec 2000 |
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10160426 |
May 2002 |
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