Patent ID: 7806881
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An inter-labial pad for absorbing a body fluid and for inserting between the labia of a user, comprising: a surface side sheet; a back face sheet; and an absorbent body having a forward labial portion and a backward labial portion along a longitudinal axis, the absorbent body being disposed between the surface side sheet and the back face sheet, said absorbent body including a pressure recoverable structure having a preferred compressibility and a bulk recoverability and responding to an inter-labial pressure placed on the inter-labial pad from the right and left sides of the labia when worn, said pressure recoverable structure including an elastic sheet member which is selected from groups of laminates of elastic fibers, films, and foamed materials having air cells, the elastic sheet member further being in contact with the back face sheet and being disposed at the first end portion of the absorbent body and terminating prior to the second end portion of the absorbent body opposed from the first end portion; wherein the inter-labial pad has a substantially longitudinal shape having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction and is folded such that a pair of portions of the back face sheet are opposed to each other along a longitudinal crease of the inter-labial pad, and wherein a pair of portions of the at least one elastic sheet member are opposed to each other and each portion of the pair of portions of the at least one elastic sheet member is in contact with a respective one of the pair of portions of the back face sheet; and wherein each portion of the at least one elastic sheet member is disposed between the back face sheet and the absorbent body, and the absorbent body prevents each portion of the at least one elastic sheet member from contacting the surface side sheet.