Patent ID: 8410332
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A medical article comprising: a backing substrate; a liquid permeable facing layer; an absorbent layer located between the backing substrate and the facing layer, wherein a back surface of the absorbent layer faces a front surface of the backing substrate; and backing adhesive on the front surface of the backing substrate, wherein the backing adhesive occupies an edge zone on the front surface of the backing substrate surrounding the absorbent layer, and further wherein a portion of the front surface of the backing substrate located directly opposite the absorbent layer is free of the backing adhesive; wherein the backing substrate and the backing adhesive extend past a perimeter of the facing layer such that the backing substrate and the backing adhesive form a frame about a periphery of the facing layer, and wherein a back surface of the facing layer is operably attached to the front surface of the backing substrate about a periphery of the absorbent layer.