Patent ID: 6639119
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
An absorbent article adapted to receive feces having a first waist region, a second waist region opposed to the first waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and the second waist region, the absorbent article comprising:a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet; an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet; a waste management element having an Acceptance Under Pressure value of greater than 0.50 grams of a viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the waste management element per millijoule of energy input; and an effective concentration of a feces modifying agent disposed in the article such that the feces modifying agent is available to contact at least a portion of the feces deposited in the article and to physically or chemically modify at least a portion of the feces deposited in the article wherein said feces modifying agent is selected from the group consisting of: sulfites, thiols, alcohols, mercaptoacetic acid, sodium thioglycolate, thiolactic acid, thioglycoamide, glycerol monothioglycolate, borohydrides, tertiary amines, thiocyanates, thiosulfates, cyanides, thiophosphates, arsenites, phosphines, betaines, hydroxylamine, and LiHB(C2H5)3.