Patent ID: 6010491
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article having a first waist region, a second waist region opposed to the first waist region and 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, anda waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch region, the waste management element including:an acceptance element having an Acceptance Under Pressure value of greater than about 0.50 grams of a viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the acceptance element per milliJoule of energy input; anda storage element having a Storage Under Pressure value of at least about 0.70 grams of the viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the storage element.