Patent ID: 6652499
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Absorbent product for absorbing bodily exudates, wherein said absorbent product has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis and wherein said absorbent product comprises a central absorbent portion including an upper body-facing surface and a lower surface, said absorbent product further comprising at least a fluid-impermeable back sheet, wherein said absorbent product comprises two lateral portions, each including an inner edge and an outer edge extending in the longitudinal direction of said product, each of said inner edges being attached to said central absorbent portion by means of a surplus of material of said back sheet comprising at least part of at least one longitudinally arranged pleat in the back sheet material, wherein each of said inner and outer edges of said lateral portions can move in a lateral direction independently of said central absorbent portion.