Patent ID: 6258074
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent feminine hygiene article for insertion into a female user's vagina, said absorbent feminine hygiene article comprising:a pad having a pair of opposite ends, and a pair of sides extending between said ends of said pad;said pad comprising a central portion and a pair of side wings each extending between said ends of said pad;each of said side wings being bendable with respect to said central portion along corresponding unions between said central portion and the respective side wing, andwherein an upper face of said central portion has an elongate center ridge extending between said ends of said pad, said center ridge having a width less than a width of said central portion such that said center ridge is adapted for insertion into a labium minora of the female user and the central portion is adapted for abutting against the labium minora of the female user for preventing fluid bypassing said central portion.