Patent ID: 7387621
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An interlabial pad adapted for absorbing body fluid with at least a part of the pad between the labia of a wearer, comprising: a liquid permeable front face sheet; a liquid impermeable back sheet; an elongated planar first absorbing body enclosed between the front face sheet and the back sheet; a planar second absorbent body provided on one side of the first absorbent body in a longitudinal direction thereof; a body fluid outlet contacting region provided with the second absorbent body to contact at least one of an ostium vaginae and an urethral meatus; and a plurality of slits provided on the body fluid outlet contacting region, formed pair-wise in a cross-shape, the cross-shaped slits being aligned in at least three longitudinal lines, wherein the interlabial pad is configured to be folded in two when worn, wherein slits in a middle line of the at least three longitudinal lines substantially define a center line of the interlabial pad when the interlabial pad is folded in two, and wherein the interlabial pad is made of at least one of a material selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, water-dispersible materials and water-soluble materials.