Patent ID: 8558051
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; a fluid storage layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet and adjacent to the backsheet, wherein the fluid storage layer has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; an intermediate layer disposed between the fluid storage layer and the topsheet, the intermediate layer having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; an odor control system comprising an antimicrobial material disposed between the topsheet and the body-facing surface of the intermediate layer; an odor masking material disposed between the garment-facing surface of the intermediate layer and the body-facing surface of the fluid storage layer; an odor absorbing and/or adsorbing material disposed in the fluid storage layer; wherein the antimicrobial material and the odor masking material are separated by the intermediate layer; and wherein the disposable absorbent article further comprises a pair of hydrophobic inner barrier cuffs, each inner barrier cuff having a proximal edge and a distal edge provided with a spacing element so that the inner barrier cuff stands up towards the wearer's body when in use of the absorbent article, the inner barrier cuff being placed onto the topsheet before use of the absorbent article to form a gap between the distal edge of each of the inner barrier cuffs, wherein the antimicrobial material is positioned in a portion of the absorbent article corresponding to the gap between the distal edge of each of the inner barrier cuffs and is not positioned in a portion of the absorbent article corresponding to the area where the folded inner barrier cuff is folded before use of the absorbent article.