Patent ID: 6450998
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable article for dealing with feces, having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis orthogonal to said longitudinal axis, comprising: anda front region, a rear region adjoining said front region in a direction defined by said longitudinal axis and a feces receiving region formed symmetrically about said longitudinal axis; and said feces receiving region being provided in the form of a laminate that includes a top layer formed with at least one opening having an area of 20-5000 mm2, a feces holding layer in the form of a three-dimensional structure underlying said top layer and formed with a hollow immediately under said opening of said top layer and having an opening area substantially corresponding to said area of said opening formed in said top layer, a liquid-absorbent layer underlying said holding layer and containing liquid-absorbent material of at least 50 w/w % and a liquid-impervious back layer covers a lower surface of said absorbent layer, wherein said rear region is formed to have a substantially uniform dimension in a direction defined by said transverse axis while said front region is formed to be tapered toward a front edge of said laminate and said top layer is provided on an upper surface thereof with a leakage barrier continuously extending along transversely opposite side edges of said top layer across said front and rear regions and wherein said leakage barrier is normally biased to rise on said top layer but elastically deformable in the opposed direction.