Patent ID: 6657100
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An article to be worn by a wearer in conjunction with an undergarment for assisting in toilet training or incontinence management, the article in the form of a pad comprising a pliable substrate, an astringent agent and a substantially urine-soluble or urine-dispersable adhesive agent adhering the astringent agent onto the substrate to stabilize the astringent agent in a desired area, the substrate having a body side face and an outside face, the body side face facing the skin of the wearer when the article is worn, the astringent agent being present in an amount of from 0.1 grams to about 15 grams and being stabilized by said adhesive agent on the substrate until urine wetting the pad upon urination by the wearer dissolves or disperses the adhesive agent thereby releasing the astringent agent to contact the skin of the wearer to alert the wearer that urination has occurred.