Patent ID: 9486368
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet having a proximal surface facing toward a user when the article is in use and a distal surface facing away from the user; an absorbent material positioned distally from the topsheet and extending across at least a portion of the topsheet distal surface; a liquid impervious backsheet positioned distally from the absorbent material and topsheet, the backsheet comprising a through aperture having a perimeter; a cover positioned on a surface of the backsheet and covering the backsheet aperture; and a separation layer non-releasably attached to the backsheet and extending at least partially across the backsheet aperture between the cover and the absorbent material; wherein the cover is releasably attached to the backsheet such that the backsheet aperture may be selectively uncovered without removing the absorbent article from the user.