Patent ID: 11883270
Assignee: ONTEX BV
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for comparing liquid distribution between two or more different absorbent article cores, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a first absorbent core adapted to be sandwiched between a liquid permeable topsheet and a liquid impermeable backsheet of an absorbent article;
providing a second absorbent core adapted to be sandwiched between a liquid permeable topsheet and a liquid impermeable backsheet of an absorbent article;
providing a thermal imaging camera;
loading the first and second absorbent cores with an equal and predetermined amount of warm liquid, wherein said warm liquid has a temperature of greater than 30° C.;
visually recording said absorbent core with said thermal imaging camera; and
comparing an image of the first absorbent core with an image of the second absorbent core taken no more than 60 seconds from complete loading of said absorbent cores.